Pages is pronounced "PA-Guess."

Pages signed with the Dodgers late in the 2017-18 international singing period for $300,000, via scouts Luis Marquez, Roman Barinas and Manelik Pimentel. He had defected from Cuba.

2018 Season:  Pages arrived stateside with enough time to appear in 10 games for the Arizona League Dodgers after hitting .236/.393/.486 with nine homers and nine stolen bases in 42 games in the Dominican Summer League.

2019 Season: Playing exclusively for the Ogden Raptors in short-season Rookie League in 2019, Pages slashed an impressive .298/.398/.651 with 22 doubles and 19 long balls over 63 games.

In 2020, the Baseball America Prospect Handbook rated Andy as the 23rd-best prospect in the Dodgers system. He was #10 a year later, early in 2021. And he jumped to #6 in the spring of 2022. Pages was at 7th-best in the spring of 2023. And in 2024, he was at #4.

2021 Season: A strong season from Pages looks even more impressive given his age and relative inexperience. The 100th overall prospect made the jump from Rookie-level Ogden in 2019 all the way to High-A in 2021 and mashed his way to relevance. Buoyed by an 11-homer June, Pages' 31 taters were tied for the seventh-most in the Minors while his 88 RBIs left him just outside the Top 10.

The 20-year-old showed a good approach at the plate, walking 77 times en route to a .394 OBP. Pages was consistent from the first game and finished hot, batting .322 with a 1.069 OPS in September. Overall, the Havana, Cuba native batted .265/.394/.539 with 57 extra-base hits in 438 at-bats.

2022 Season: Pages spent the season with Dodgers’ double-A affiliate, Tulsa Drillers, where he slashed .236/.336/.468 with a .804 OPS and mashed 26 home runs and 80 RBIs in 487 ABs. 

2023 Season: A shoulder injury derailed Andy's possible breakout year. The former High-A Midwest League MVP dominated through a month in Double-A, looking like a totally different player from his 2022 self. He was called up in mid-May, and in his Triple-A debut, he tore the labrum in his left shoulder on an 8th inning swing and miss.

Power has always been Pages’ calling card, with a questionable hit tool and somewhat limited mobility as his drawbacks. Those two weaknesses were turned completely around starting in spring training last year. Pages dropped over 20 pounds, increasing his speed and overall athleticism. Where 2022 had seemed to officially move Pages off of center field permanently, he suddenly was able to play up the middle again with his extra speed last year.

When it comes to his hit tool, Pages made huge strides compared to his 2022 season. He went from batting just .236 in his first full Double-A campaign to hitting .284 through 33 games in 2023. The underlying metrics were just as encouraging, including a massive boost in sweet spot percentage (SwSpt%) from about 31% in 2022 to about 42% in 2023, which was in the 96th percentile of the system. More optimized launch angles hugely help the projection of Pages’ base-hit ability.

Although it is possible his injury could have an impact, Pages still possesses big pop even with his trimmed-out frame. His improved batted ball data included a big dip in ground balls, and Pages had a .211 ISO even as opposing pitchers avoided giving him strikes to drive. His good vision at the plate led to an increase in walk rate as well, with Pages refusing to expand the zone even as pitchers nibbled around it.

If Pages can aim to bat at least .250 in the major leagues, he should walk enough to post good OBPs to go with around 25 homers per season. Also, he absolutely slugs against left-handed pitching.

Aside from the bat, Pages moves up this list because of the value he brings defensively. He’s still best suited for corner outfield, where he would be comfortably above average, but he could pass in center field as well now. His throwing arm is one of the strongest in the system, and it plays best when he is in right field or center field. (Bruce Kuntz 03/04/2024)

Pages' Cuban roots are ingrained in his bat.

Before his Major League debut, Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages stood in the home dugout at Dodger Stadium, gripping his bat firmly with both hands as he stared onto the playing field.

That night, Pages was using a bat that originally belonged to longtime Cuban big leaguer José Abreu. Abreu had given the bat to Miguel Vargas during a workout and Vargas, who was Pages’ closest friend on the Dodgers before he was traded, handed it off to Andy.

For Pages, using Abreu’s bat was a privilege. Abreu is one of the most successful Cuban-born hitters in Major League history. But in reality, using any bat, especially at this level, was something Pages only dreamt of.

In fact, the first bats Pages used in his life didn’t come from a fancy shop or an established manufacturer. Instead, it was his father, who built a life as a carpenter back in Cuba, who helped make Pages’ first few bats as he started to fall in love with baseball.

“His main job was fixing up boats and stuff like that,” Pages said in Spanish. “But he had friends that would specialize in wood. So they would give him some wood, and they would make me some bats.”

As you can imagine, Pages’ first few bats were just good enough for him to get his start in recreational baseball but paled in comparison to the lumber he has enjoyed as a professional, and the ones he’ll sport during his first Players' Weekend against the Cardinals.

But those experiences growing up in Cuba give Pages the needed perspective as he continues to build a successful rookie season for the Dodgers.

“I feel great that I made it [to the big leagues],” Pages said. “But what I’m really proud of is that people stop my parents in Cuba just to tell them how great I’m doing and what a good job they did raising me. People telling them that gives me more joy than anything else.” Growing up in Cuba, Pages joked he was the most annoying kid in his neighborhood. He liked to tease and crack jokes. But what he loved most was playing sports. Pages played soccer, basketball and baseball every chance he got. Though he enjoyed playing soccer and basketball, it became clear from a young age that baseball was Pages’ true love. 

Using those bats crafted by his dad, Pages’ career began to take off. Despite never playing in the Cuban National Series, Pages was one of the most recognized young players in the island. That’s why when he turned 16, he realized he wanted to take the necessary, but scary, leap of trying to get signed by a Major League organization.

Pages got his family together one afternoon and broke the news. He was going to head to the Dominican Republic in hopes of getting signed.

“I was just young and really wasn’t thinking about anything else,” Pages said. “All I was thinking about was, ‘Okay, I’m going to leave Cuba and I’m going to make it,’ but I could’ve never imagined every obstacle that was going to be thrown my way.”

As is the case for most Cuban-born players who look to get signed, finding an organization to take a chance on them doesn’t happen overnight. Pages said he was “one of the lucky ones” who didn’t have a traumatizing defection story, and he had the financial means to have a somewhat decent experience as he looked for the elusive contract.

Still, Pages didn’t realize chasing his dream would mean spending seven years without visiting Cuba until last winter, which in turn meant spending more than half a decade without seeing his family and friends. His family, outside of his wife, still hasn't watched him play in person. If a bad storm passes through Cuba, Pages might go days without hearing from his family as the lines of communication get destroyed in the island.

All of those things are what Pages has had to endure over the past seven years. But to Pages, saying goodbye to his father when he departed Cuba is what Andy describes as the toughest moment of his life.

“I’ve gone through a lot of things in my life,” Pages said. “But when I left Cuba, from the moment I told him I was leaving, he just started crying. It was the first time I ever saw him cry.”

That pain comes from the unknown. Pages went eight months without getting signed, repeatedly getting told by scouts that he didn’t have the speed to be a Major League outfielder. After he signed with the Dodgers, his weight came into question for a large part of his development.  One thing Pages always proved he could do, however, was hit a baseball. He raked through every Minor League level and made his big league debut earlier this season. Now Pages has plenty of gear to choose from with his name on it. Maybe he’ll pass it down to the next generation of Latin players.

But the most special bats will always be the ones at home, the ones his father crafted and what started it all.

“When I went back to Cuba, I took him a few of my bats,” Pages said. “That was really cool.” (Juan Toribio - Aug. 16, 2024)

Pages' bat speed, strength and uphill swing path combine to produce towering home runs that clear scoreboards and leave all parts of the stadium. Pages destroys pitches below the waist with enormous 60 grade power, but his swing path makes him vulnerable to elevated fastballs. He is a cerebral hitter who has shown the ability to adjust, providing optimism he’ll make enough contact to be a 45 grade, fringe-average hitter.

Andy dropped 25 pounds going into last season and improved his athleticism without losing any power. He generates plus power with a fast, uphill swing and sends towering fly balls out to all fields. He frequently clears scoreboards and can hit balls out of any stadium. Pages pulverizes pitches low in the zone, but his swing path creates a hole above his belt that leaves him vulnerable to swings and misses.

He is a cerebral hitter who controls the strike zone and makes enough contact to be a below-average hitter even with that vulnerability. He’s particularly strong in clutch situations. (Kyle Glaser - BA Prospect Handbook - Spring, 2024)

Pages derives plus-plus raw power from a combination of bat speed, strength and leverage with an extremely uphill right-handed swing. He consistently drives the ball in the air to his pull side and has at least 30-homer potential, but Double-A pitchers took advantage of his aggressive stroke and approach. He's an intelligent hitter who will take walks and make adjustments when he's locked in, but he also chases too many pitches and gives away at-bats at times. (BA - Spring 2023)

Andy has tremendous power that is the best in the Dodgers' system. His fast bat speed, immense strength and uphill swing path combine to produce towering home runs that leave all parts of the stadium and clear scoreboards. Pages has a knack for delivering big home runs in clutch situations and gets to his power enough to project 30 homers annually. His uphill swing path leaves him vulnerable to elevated fastballs and he is prone to chasing sliders off the plate. He is learning to lay off pitches he can't drive but has holes that will limit him to a below-average hitter. (Kyle Glaser - Baseball America Prospect Handbook - Spring, 2023)

Andy has the bat speed and leverage to create well above-average raw pop as well as the loft in his right-handed stroke and aggressive approach to make the most of it by repeatedly launching line drives to his pull side. While his power is his most impactful tool, he also is an intelligent hitter who recognizes pitches, understands his swing and makes adjustments when needed. He improved his plate discipline throughout his introduction to full-season ball in 2021 and could hit .260 with 30 or more homers per season.  (Spring 2022)

Pages has developed into an elite power prospect. 

"I think what was impressive was his ability to cut his strikeout rate—while being up two levels—and to close down some holes on fastballs, particularly up in the zone," Dodgers farm director Will Rhymes said. "His ability to handle right-on-right spin is unique for a young player . . . At his age, it's just an impressive ability to be adaptable.

"It's obviously impressive to see him play," Rhymes said. "But it's almost more impressive to talk to him—his understanding of hitting, just the intuition about it, how much he observes about other players. We just haven't had very many players come through with that kind of baseball IQ."

The next challenge for Pages, Rhymes said, is to show he can make adjustments to improve against lefthanders.

"He had pretty big reverse splits last year, which we think kind of pointed out a few things in his swing, just posture-wise and hand position getting a little too far out over the plate," Rhymes said. "We thought it was creating a little too easy an attack plane for lefties. So he's worked really hard to stabilize his posture.

"A lot of this is self-driven by Andy. He's incredibly sharp. He's trying to simplify his swing a little bit, minimize the high leg kick, so his timing can be a little more consistent, then stabilize his posture a little bit to create less windows for angles." (Bill Plunkett - Baseball America - May 2022)

Pages has a strong build with feel to hit and an athletic swing path built for possible plus 60 grade power. And he has the hand-eye coordination to keep the strikeouts reasonable and be at least an average 50 grade hitter.

"Andy is a guy you want in your clubhouse,” a scout said in 2021. “He’s a fiercely loyal teammate and doesn’t like to lose.”

“Pages can flat-out hit,” another scout added. “At first glance, he doesn’t look like he should hit with the power he does. (He led the HAC League with 31 home runs in 2021.) But if Andy finds out you doubt him in anything, he’ll work to prove you wrong.”

While Pages has some loud physical tools in his power and arm strength, the Dodgers also love his intelligence at the plate. He has an advanced understanding of his right-handed stroke, demonstrating the ability to make adjustments as well as create bat speed and leverage to generate well above-average raw pop. There are some concerns about his strikeout tendencies because he has a leg kick and posted a 28 percent whiff rate in 2019, but he has a sound swing, recognizes pitches well and generates explosive exit velocities when he connects. (Spring 2021)

Andy combines impressive physical ability with a high-level understanding of hitting. He recognizes pitches and possesses plus power that produces some of the top exit velocities in the Dodgers’ system. He drives the ball hard to center and right field and makes loud contact that stays with observers for weeks after. Pages can be overly aggressive and will swing and miss against higher-quality pitches, but he makes adjustments and should improve with experience. (Kyle Glaser - Baseball America Prospect Handbook - Spring, 2021)

2024 Dodgers Top Power-Hitting Prospect:  Andy Pages, OF

A Cuban who turned pro in October 2017, Pages has mashed 89 homers in 401 games and led his leagues in extra-base hits during each of his three full seasons in the United States. He combines bat speed, strength and leverage in an uphill right-handed swing and was showing an improved approach in 2023 before tearing the labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder during his Triple-A debut on May 16, requiring season-ending surgery. His plus-plus arm strength is another huge asset. (Mayo, Dykstra & Callis - MLB.com - Feb 21, 2024)

2025 Season:  Following a very good regular season, Pages had a terrible postseason, with just 4 hits in 51 at-bats. He was finally removed from the lineup for the final two games of the World Series. Luckily, that wasn’t our last impression of Pages in 2025, as his literal championship-saving catch and subsequent barreling over of Kiké Hernández will be remembered fondly in Los Angeles in both video replays and holiday ornaments for years to come.

The struggles at the plate in October marred what was a promising season overall for the outfielder. He hit .285/.325/.479 with 27 home runs and a 113 wRC+ on the season, though that included a 128 wRC+ through the end of June and a 97 wRC+ from July through September. On the season, his power went up (.159 isolated power as a rookie to .189 in 2025) and his strikeout rate decreased (24.4 percent to 21.6 percent).

He also posted 11 Outs Above Average, tied for seventh among major league outfielders.

Pages has pretty much been a fixture in the Dodgers lineup since making his major league debut on April 16, 2024, starting 256 of 305 games. Only Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and Teoscar Hernández have started more games on the Dodgers since Pages’ arrival.

Since 2000, Pages is one of only five Dodgers to bat at least 400 times in each of his first two seasons in the majors, along with Andre Ethier (2006-07), Russell Martin (2006-07), Yasiel Puig (2013-14) and Cody Bellinger (2017-18). If we include players who had cup-of-coffee debuts and expand our subset to a first three seasons, Joc Pederson (2005-16) and Corey Seager (2016-17) were lineup regulars in their first two full major league seasons as well. (Eric Stephen - Feb 17, 2026 - True Blue LA)

Andy plays best in the outfield where he plays with a lot of flair and emotion. He makes excellent reads and jumps and is a 50 grade defender. He has learned to tone down his flair in right field and become a reliable, above-average defender with a 70 grade plus-plus, albeit sometimes inaccurate, arm. (Spring, 2024)

Pages perfectly fits the right-field profile with his light-tower power and plus-plus arm strength, which led to 14 assists in 127 starts last season. Once an average runner, he has lost a step as he has matured physically, though his instincts enhance his quickness. He reads balls well in the outfield and will steal and take extra bases when he gets the opportunity. (BA - Spring 2023) 

More than just a masher, Pages has an arm that earns double-plus 70 grades from evaluators.

Pages gets good jumps in right field and has improved his focus to be an average defender, but he'll have to monitor his conditioning to make sure he doesn't get much bigger and lose mobility. He has plus-plus arm strength and has improved his throwing accuracy to make his arm a game-changing weapon.

Andy spent most of 2019 in center field, where his instincts enhance his range, but played the majority of last season in right field. Though he still needs to improve his consistency, he projects as at least an average defender on the outfield corners. (Spring 2022)

Pages moves well for his size with average speed and has played center field, but he projects best in right where he can show off his plus-plus 70 grade cannon for an arm, which is his best tool.

Andy's route-running and instincts could help him stick in center field, but his plus-plus arm could be an asset in right. (Spring 2022)

Andy has a high baseball IQ. He is a smart player. 

Pages fits a classic corner-outfield mold, with an extremely strong throwing arm and plenty of power to profile in right field.

In the 2021 Baseball America Best Tools survey of league managers, Andy got multiple votes as the Best Power Prospect, Best Outfield Arm and Most Exciting Player, and the stat line bears out those votes.

Andy gets a 45 grade for his running. 

May 17-end of 2023 season: Pages went on the IL.

In his first game for Oklahoma City, Pages injured his left shoulder on a swing. Surgery on June 4 to repair the labrum ended his season. (Bill Plunkett - BA - May 2024)