Report: Dodgers calling up Seager

The Year of the Prospect in the Major Leagues added another name Thursday.

Corey Seager, the top-ranked prospect in the Minor Leagues, is being called up to the Majors by the Dodgers, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. The club has not yet confirmed the news and will need to make a corresponding move to fit Seager on its 40-man roster.

The 21-year-old shortstop was closing out another strong season in the Dodgers system before receiving his first promotion to the big leagues. He started the season at Double-A Tulsa but proved too good for the level after hitting .375 with five homers and a 1.082 OPS in 20 games in the Texas League, prompting a promotion to Triple-A on May 1. Despite being 5.7 years younger than the average Pacific Coast League player, he held his own at the Minors' highest level, hitting .278/.332/.451 with 13 homers, two triples, 30 doubles and 61 RBIs in 105 games at Oklahoma City. Despite being a left-handed hitter, he hit fellow southpaws much better (.331/.361/.547 in 148 at-bats) than right-handers (.249/.317/.399, 273 at-bats) at Triple-A.

The brother of Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager and Mariners prospect Justin Seager, Seager was taken by the Dodgers with the 18th overall pick in the 2012 Draft out of high school in North Carolina. He produced an .824 OPS with 16 homers at two levels in his first full season in 2013. His big breakout campaign came a year ago when he had a .349/.402/.602 line with 20 homers between Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga and Tulsa.

As such, MLB.com ranked him as its No. 7 overall prospect entering the season and moved him to No. 2, trailing only Byron Buxton -- who is now with the Twins -- during its midseason update. Seager is best known for his offensive abilities and earned above-average 60 grades for both his hit and power tools. On the defensive end, he is considered to be an average shortstop but has a plus arm. He played 19 games at third base this season, and could wind up there long-term given his arm and 6-foot-4 frame.

The Dodgers, who sit 6 1/2 games ahead of the Giants in the National League West, have entrenched Jimmy Rollins at shortstop and Justin Turner at third, but neither is inspiring much confidence offensively of late. Rollins is batting .222 on the season and is 10-for-55 (.196) in his last dozen games while Turner is 10-for-61 (.164) in his 18 games since returning from the disabled list on Aug. 13. Turner was also hit in the pinkie finger by a Mike Leake pitch Wednesday night, although he remained in the game and X-rays proved negative. The Dodgers were lacking for backup options at the hot corner with Enrique Hernandez (hamstring) on the disabled list and Alberto Callaspo released last week.

Seager joins Buxton, Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Miguel Sano, Joey Gallo, Francisco Lindor, Addison Russell, Noah Syndergaard, Carlos Rodon, Aaron Nola and others as top prospects to make their Major League debuts this summer.