Luke Raley

The Dodgers reacquired Raley in February of 2020; they traded him to the Twins in the Brian Dozier deal back in 2018 and got him back in the return for Kenta Maeda. Raley never joined the Dodgers' major-league roster in 2020, but at press time he remains on the club's 40-man roster. That's subject to change as he has to be on the short list for removal as a 26-year-old who had a 30.4 K% and 5.1 BB% at Triple-A. He bats from the left side and Raley has a little pop, but it's going to be tough for him to hit enough to clear the high bar that is required of corner outfielders at the MLB level.

A dislocated tendon in his left ankle held Raley to just 33 games with Triple-A Rochester, but that was enough for the Twins to shield him from the Rule 5 draft, putting him on the 40-man roster. Raley slashed .302/.362/.516 for the Red Wings. He was sidelined from mid-May until late September, rehabbing from surgery. Raley is a stocky 6-foot-4, 235 pounds but is athletic for his frame, totaling 19 triples in 2017-2018 and swiping 17 bases in 18 tries from 2017-2019. Still, his game is power though Raley needs to improve his plate skills to fully tap into it. He fanned 42 times to only seven walks in 138 plate appearances during his truncated 2019 campaign. Look for Raley to return to Rochester to work on contact. His lefty bat could make its way to Minnesota as a reserve if he cuts down on the strikeouts as he can play both corner outfield spots while filling in at center field in a pinch.