I am in the process of writing a book about the Dodgers’ 1968 amateur draft, questionably the best draft in baseball history. That year, the Dodgers selected Bobby Valentine, Bill Buckner, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, Sandy Vance, Tom Paciorek, Geoff Zahn, Doyle Alexander, Joe Ferguson, and Bob Gallagher. These eleven players played a combined 154 seasons in the majors, accrued 235.6 Wins Above Replacement, and collectively made 23 All-Star games—all of which are draft records.

In 1970, the majority of the players from the Dodgers’ class of ’68 played for Tommy Lasorda on the Spokane Indians. My book will delve into baseball’s adoption of an amateur draft, the Dodgers’ transition from Koufax-Drysdale era to the 1970s, and the ’70 Spokane Indians—perhaps the greatest minor league team in history. Look for it sometime in 2026. In the meantime, I will be posting some related articles here.