08/12/2026 Top Dodger Prospect Activity
Pitcher of the Day: Going to change it up a little and give this to Emmet Sheehan who pitched his best game of the year. Unfortunately for Sheehan that game was a AAA game and not a major league game. Still, it was good to see him shove back with a great game. Emmet got 17 outs, struck out eight of them, gave up three hits and two walks, and zero runs. He was aided by an excellent catch by Zach Erhrhard in RCF.
Hitter of the Day: Eduardo Quintero(2) had a perfect day at the plate hitting a single/double and two walks moving his OPS for the year upto .944. Per Baseball America Hot Sheet Quintero is one of five minor leaguers this year hitting .300 with 20-plus doubles, 10-plus home runs, 30-plus steals and fewer than 100 strikeouts. (JN)
OKC Dodgers: Ehrhard(16) had two hits, Ward his two hits including his 15th home run, and Tibbs(8) had two hits. Noah Miller(21) had a single giving him at least one hit in every game in August, thus his August TSL is now .432/.450/.514. Pretty good for a guy whose is considered the best defensive infielder in the system.
Tulsa Drillers: De Paula(1) had a double and walk, Sirota two singles, Hainline(22) was 1/4, and Wagner(29) was 2/4. The big hit was Gelof hitting his 23rd home run. Serinwowski(20) only got 14 outs but struck out seven of them while giving up three runs on six hits.
Great Lake Loons: Davalan(6) had a single and two walks, Emil Morales(4) with a single and three walks. The top three hitters had four hits and seven walks. The new cleanup hitter is Nico Perez(17) who had a single and triple and drove in three runs. With that game Nico moved his OPS above .900 and now the top four hitters for the Loons all have an OPS north of .900. Elkins(30) was 0/2 but with two walks, and Martinus(24) had one single.
Ontario Tower Buzzers: Lindsey(13) went 2/4 with a walk and Ko went 2/4. Vargas went hitless for just the 2nd time in August. West and Shelton sat this one out.
Baseball America Drops new Dodger Top 30 List
Baseball America updated their top team lists today, adding in 2026 draft picks and trade deadline additions/subtractions. The Dodgers added two from the 2026 draft Bo Lowrance and Russell Sandefer, lost four in the trade deadline (Zhyir Hope, River Ryan, Brady Smith, Landyn Vidourek), added one from the trade deadline (Jacob Kmatz). The most notable addition was Easton Shelton catching on right at the end as the 30th LAD prospect. Kind of notable because a BA writer had told me that Shelton still had too much swing and miss to be considered a prospect, but here he is. So cool for him.
We have our differences, Baseball America is higher on lower level pitchers than I am. Most of the near the bottom of the top 30 have control problems so I go with athletic hitters instead of big arms who can’t throw strikes.
In the newest update they moved Quintero back to the number two prospect matching my own expectation. I just think Quintero will eventually do everything just a bit better than Sirota. BA is higher on Kendall George than myself or most other lists. I think that is because Chandler Simpson has become a thing, and George is as close to being a Chandler Simpson as anyone else in baseball. The Dodger list is very top heavy, they may not be there now, but basically the first seven names are basically top 50. If Hope and Ryan were still in the organization, it might have been nine top 50. Don’t let anyone tell you the Dodgers aren’t developing massive talent right now. You have four OF with All-Star potential, a slugging SS in High A who is still only 19, and two pitchers who have dazzled this summer and are both now in AA. After that who knows, but I think most people will put these seven prospects in some order. At least I don’t see anyone who should be cracking this seven until next summer.
| Name | My Rank | BA Team |
| Josue De Paula | 1 | 1 |
| Eduardo Quintero | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Sirota | 3 | 3 |
| Emil Morales | 4 | 5 |
| Christian Zazueta | 5 | 4 |
| Charles Davalan | 6 | 7 |
| Zach Root | 7 | 6 |
| James Tibbs | 8 | 11 |
| Bo Lowrance | 9 | 10 |
| Aidan West | 10 | 16 |
| Chase Harlan | 11 | 8 |
| Ching-Hsien Ko | 12 | 14 |
| Kellon Lindsey | 13 | 13 |
| Jackson Ferris | 14 | 15 |
| Kendall George | 15 | 9 |
| Zach Ehrhard | 16 | 12 |
| Nicolas Perez | 17 | 18 |
| Cam Leiter | 18 | 17 |
| Joendry Vargas | 19 | 20 |
| Adam Serwinoski | 20 | 27 |
| Noah Miller | 21 | 25 |
| Elijah Hainline | 22 | 28 |
| Russell Sandefer | 23 | 21 |
| Mairoshendrick Martinus | 24 | NR |
| Tyler Gough | 25 | NR |
| Eason Shelton | 26 | 30 |
| Ryan Ward | 27 | NR |
| Jacob Kmatz | 28 | 19 |
| Logan Wagner | 29 | NR |
| Jaron Elkins | 30 | NR |
| Brandan Tunink | NR | 22 |
| Patrick Copen | NR | 23 |
| Will Gagnon | NR | 24 |
| Marlon Nieves | NR | 26 |
| Sterling Patrick | NR | 29 |
08/11/2026 Dodger Top Prospect Activity
Pitcher of the Day: Tough call so going with two pitchers today. Tradeline acquisition Jacob Kmatz(28) twirled two scoreless innings for Tulsa(AA) striking out four, while 2025 2nd round pick Cam Leiter(18) did him one better with three hitless innings and 5 K’s. It was an almost perfect three innings except for one walk.
Hitter of the Day: Nico Perez( 17) blasted two home runs (8 and 9) and got his OPS close enough to sniff .900.
OKC Dodgers: Ehrhard(16) had three hits including his 16th home run and stole two bases. Normally that would be good enough for HOTD but not today. Noah Miller(21) was perfect with three singles, Ryan Ward(27) had one hit, and Tibbs(8) was 0/3 with two walks. One week after making his 2026 debut, Bobby Miller pitched in relief today and the results were not good. Miller got six outs, gave up three hits, three runs with one walk and one strikeout.
Tulsa Drillers: Hainline(22) had three hits including his 11th home run. De Paula(1) had a single and walk, while Mike Sirota(3) went 0/4 and saw his OPS drop below 1.0 for the first time with Tulsa.
Great Lake Loons: Most of the damage was done by Nico Perez but Davalan(6) had a single/double, Quintero(2) had two singles and two stolen bases(39). Emil Morales(4) was 1/ 4, and Martinus924) was 2/4 and looks to be adjusting to the Loons. After two great starts, Hyun-Seok Jang came back to earth getting only six outs, giving up 4 hits, two runs, one walk, and three K’s.
Ontario Tower Buzzers: Quiet day for the Tower Buzzers. West and Shelton didn’t play. Lindsey was 1/3, Ko 0/4, Vargas did hit a triple in his four at-bats with zero K’s. Osario kept his OPS above .900 with one single and two walks.
Quick Note on how hot Charles Davalan has been. Per Eric Cross Davalan now has more home runs than K’s over his last 30 days. As Vin Scully would tell you, that is DiMaggio territory. Overall in the past 30 days, Davalan has 89 PA, 19 XBH, 9 HR, 8 BB, 7K’s for a triple stat line of .429/.506/.935.
08/09/26 LAD Top Prospect Activity
Pitcher of the Day: Patrick Copen did not make my top 30 but I do still consider him a decent prospect. Today, he showed why, getting fifteen outs, only two hits, zero earned runs, three walks, and seven strikeouts.
Hitter of the Day: Eduardo Quintero(2) did what a top prospect should do. He broke a 6 – 6 tie with his 11th home run in the top of the 9th.
OKC Dodgers: Tibbs III(8) rocked his 2nd home run, Ehrhard(16) had a single and walk, and Noah Miller (21) had a single. The big news was Glasnow getting back on the mound for his first rehab start. Given how Sheehan/Wrobleski/Lauer all pitched in the last seven days it is good thing that Skubal is now a Dodger, that Snell is back, and Glasnow probably two starts away. Oh, Ben Casparius pitched one scoreless innings. Always been a fan, hope he can make it back to the Dodger bullpen and be as effective as he was early in 2025.
Tulsa Drillers: De Paula(1) had double/single and drove in three runs. Sirota(3) was 1/3 with a walk, Hainline(22) 1/4, Wagner(29) 0/3.
Great Lake Loons: Mairoshendrick Martinus(24) hit his first home run for the Loons and also smacked a triple while playing 2nd base. Davalan(6) had two hits including hitting a triple before Quintero hit the go a head home run. Elkins(30) went 0/5. Morales(4) went 0/2 with two walks. Tyler Gough(25) pitched in relief, went two innings, gave up two hits, one earned run and struck out one.
Ontario Tower Buzzers: Oswaldo Osario slugged his eighth home run for the Tower Buzzers in only 125 plate appearances. He’s been hurt a lot and has yet to have season with more than 300 plate appearances but he’s healthy now and making up for lost time. He now has an OPS of .899 showing an excellent eye to go along with his power. Even though this is his 3rd year in the Cal League he is still just 21-years-old. He plays all over just like every other infielder in the Dodgers low minors. Vargas(19) had two more hits to keep his August OPS at a ridiculous 1.173. Marlon Nieves sent five innings, five hits, three earned runs, three walks, five strikeouts. That was the first time since April 7th that Nieves went at least five innings. He has made ten starts this year and has managed only 36 IP. He’s on many Top Dodger 30 lists, but not on mine. He’ll have to do more than simply be a big arm with no control.
08/08/2026 LAD Top 30 Prospect Activity
Pitcher of the Day: Nobody in the top 30 or even in the organization did anything to take this honor today.
Hitter of the Day: Emil Morales(4) banged out his 16th home run for the Loons and pushed his OPS over .900 for the first time this year joining Davalan(6) and Quintero(2) in the plus .900 OPS group. Not a bad 1 2 3 to start a game with. Ah the days when Ohtani/Betts/Freeman all had that plus .900 OPS.
OKC Dodgers: OKC scored 13 runs but of the offense was propelled by ex-Major Leaguer players like Alec Thomas and Kim. Ward did have three hits(27) and a walk, Tibbs III(8) had two hits and a walk, while Ehrhard(16) picked up three walks. Noah Miller(21) was 1/5. Ferris(14) gave up nine runs in 4 2/3 in relief.
Tulsa Drillers: Sirota(2) might have had his worst game since turning professional with three strikeouts in four at-bats. De Paula(1) managed one single and walk in four plate appearances. Wagner(29) had two walks, Hainline(22) had two singles and walk. Jacob Kmatz(28) went one scoreless inning.
Great Lake Loons: Besides Morales no one did anything of note. Quintero had a walk, Elkins(30) had two singles. Mairoshendrick Martinus(24) continues to struggle since his promotion.
Ontario Tower Buzzers: I watched Vargas(19) lace a double to RCF that turned out to be his only hit. Shelton went hitless again, Ko had two singles. Very quiet day for Ontario.
08/07/2026 LAD Top 30 Activity
Pitcher of the Day: Top pitching prospect Christian Zazueta(5) continues to dazzle in AA with six innings, two hit, zero run ball. He walked one and struck out eight. All that in only 69 pitches. Kind of a surprise that the development staff did not let him walk out for the 7th inning.
Hitter of the Day: Joendry Vargas(19) has been left behind by his teammate Eduardo Quintero of the last three years, but he’s doing his best to catch up to him. Vargas had four hits including a double, home run, and stolen base. So far in August, Vargas has gone 12 for 28 with six EBH good for a .462/.500/.808 triple slash line.
OKC Dodgers: Lot of offense in this one. Ehrhard(16) had three hits, Ryan Ward(27) had two hits including a home run, Noah Miller(21) had three hits and made another beautiful play at SS. Tibbs(8) was only 1/5.
Tulsa Drillers: Zazueta was the big story, Sirota(3) had two walks but nothing of significance came from the Top 30 in the offensive department. De Paula(1) didn’t play, looks like Kendall George had knee surgery. So if Kendall George had knee surgery and Zyhir Hope is in Detroit why isn’t Eduardo Quintero or Charles Davalan in Tulsa right now?
Great Lake Loons: Oh, maybe that is why Eduardo Quintero wasn’t in the lineup? Davalan(6) hit a lead off home run, his 19th on the season. Harlan(11) blasted his 4th home run the 1st. Jaron Elkins(3) banged out two hits, one walk, and stole his first base. More importantly in five plate appearances, zero K’s. Emil Morales(4) was 0/4.
Ontario Tower Buzzers: Vargas was most of the offense, but Shelton(26) finally did something this week. It had been a very quiet week for Shelton but he did get on base four times with one single and three walks. Lindsey/West were 0/6.
08/06/2026 LAD Top 30 Prospect Activity
Pitcher of the Day: Zach Root(7) got 18 outs and 10 of them came via the strikeout. Five hits, three earned runs, but zero walks. It is no wonder that Root has started to find himself in some top 100 lists. If he keeps dominating AA like this, he’ll be top 50 by next spring.
Hitter of the Day: Tulsa gave us both the Pitcher and Hitter of the day. Mike Sirota(3) had a perfect day at the plate going 3 for 3 with 2 walks. Included in those three hits was his 10th homer in AA. Given his age, Sirota even more so than De Paula needs to be in AAA. Like now. He could probably replace the overall package of Teo when you consider his LF defense would be top notch along with the added speed he would bring to the team. Evidently the Dodgers couldn’t give away Call to make room for him at the Major League level.
OKC Dodgers: The big story once again in OKC was another Dodger pitcher trying to come back from oblivion. This time it was Gavin Stone who hadn’t pitched since 2024 when he led the ChampionShip Dodgers in innings pitched. Gavin only got five outs, but three of them came via the strikeout. He gave up two hits, and one earned run. In a shocking development, Ehrhard(16) went hitless. That has only happened seven times since July 1st. Tibbs(8) and Ward(27) each collected a single and walk. Still keeping an eye on Halvorsen who got the save by pitching a scoreless ninth innings, striking out the side. Of all the bullpen pitchers in AAA right now, I would bet on Halvorsen being someone who can make an impact in 2026 and definitely in 2027.
Tulsa Drillers: Gelof isn’t top 30 and may never be but he’s just on the cusp. Gelof hit a grand slam good for his 22nd home run of the season. De Paula(1) went hitless but did collect two walks. Wagner was hitless as well with one walk. George didn’t play.
Great Lake Loons: The Loon offense took a break with Emil Morales(4) being the only one of the vaunted Loons to hit a home run. It was the 15th home run for Morales for the Loons giving him a total of 21 on the year in only 374 at-bats. Quintero(2) had a double and two walks while Davalan(6) stroked his own double along with a single and walk. Jaron Elkins(30) trying to show what he can do in High A had a double and single and is hitting .345 so far.
Ontario Tower Buzzers: Lindsey(13) went hitless with 3 K’s, Aidan West(10) banged out two singles and a double, Shelton(26) went hitless with 2 K’s, Ko(12) had two singles, and Vargas(19) also went hitless.
08/05/26 Top 30 LAD Prospect Results
Pitcher of the Day: Hyun-Seok Jang wasn’t particularly effective while pitching the for the Dodgers Low A affiliate the Ontario Tower Buzzers but he was promoted to the Dodger High A affiliate the Great Lake Loons anyway, and once again the Dodgers development staff looks like they know what they are doing. Jang has made two starts for the Loons and has been brilliant. In his first start on July 30th, he went six innings, just three hits, zero runs, zero walks, and eight strikeouts. It was his best start ever. On Aug 5th, he said hold my Soju and struck out ten of his 16 outs with once again zero walks. Jang is dealing and I’m feeling silly for not putting him in my top 30. I had kind of given up on him. Oops
Hitter of the Day: It was hard to choose any one hitter from the Loons game. All three of Davalan/Quintero/Morales had big days. Which team has the better top three? Tulsa with George / Sirota / De Paula or the the Loons with Davalan/Quintero/Morales?
OKC Dodgers: The big news out of OKC did not relate to any top 30 prospects but it was big news anyway. Bobby Miller took the mound for the first time in 2026 and he took it as a starter. Last time we saw Bobby Miller the Dodgers were playing around with making him a bullpen arm. Miller looked sharp in his two innings, giving up two hits, one run, and three strikeouts. The biggest part for me was that he had zero walks.
Per Rotowire:He averaged 96.9 mph with his four-seamer in Wednesday’s outing, which isn’t far off from the 97.6 mph he averaged with the pitch last season.
As far as the top 30 go, Tibbs(8) had two hits, drove in two runs. His fellow Red Sox refugee Ehrhard(16) banged out two hits, with three runs driven in. Neither of them had any extra base hits. Noah Miller(21) did them one better with three hits and a walk. Landan Knack followed Miller with five solid innings, giving up six hits, one run with six punch outs. The OKC rotation outside of Ferris does not have any top 30 prospects but they all have been very successful Major League pitchers for at least one year. The big question we have for Miller/Stone/Sheehan is if they will ever have a 2nd successful season?
Tulsa Drillers: Logan Wagner(29) fresh from tying Pages for most home runs as a Great Lake Loon took his act to Tulsa and homered in his first game for the the Drillers. Serwinowski got 16 outs, gave up four hits, four runs, walked 3, struck out 7. Newest Dodger prospect Jacob Kmatz(28) got 3 outs, one hit, one strikeout. De Paula did not hit a home run for the first time in five games, managing just a measly double.
Great Lake Loons: The first six hitters in the Loons lineup are all top 30 prospects, and they hit like it. Davalan(6) with three hits and his 18th home run, Quintero(2) with two hits, two doubles, and two walks, Morales(4) with two hits, 14th home run, and drove in four runs, Harlan(11) with one hit and two walks, Nico Perez(17) with two hits and a walk, and finally Elkons(30)with two hits, four runs driven in. The six combined to have 12 hits, and 5 walks. Ah, and I see that my buddy Mairoshendrick Martinus(24) got promoted to the Loons. Mario started in RF and had one hit. As great as the hitting was the story of the day was the pitching of Hyun-Seok Jang which I covered under pitcher of the day.
Ontario Tower Buzzers: Kellon Lindsey(13) hit a home run, his fifth of the year. Vargas(19) hit a triple with a walk. Shelton(26)had a single but struck out three times. West went hit-less(10) and now has an OPS of only .592. Cam Leiter(18) only got six outs but they were almost flawless with one walk.
08/04/26 Top 30 Results
Pitcher of the day was Tyler Gough who struck out 11 of his 17 outs while walking only two. Gough is on quite a heater since joining the Loons in July. Gough might end up being another one of those players that Dodger scouting and development can point to as a success story. He was acquired last year for Robinson Ortiz after not pitching in 2025 for the Mariners. The eleven strikeouts were a career high.
Hitter of the Day was Easton Shelton who hit his 33rd home run and drove in his 100th run. The only other Dodger prospect to drive in 100 runs in the California League was Cody Bellinger back in 2015. For context it took MVP Cody Bellinger 478 at-bats to drive in 103 runs. Easton Shelton has driven in 100 runs in only 353 at-bats. Are the Dodgers going to keep Shelton with Ontario all summer?
Ontario Tower Buzzers: Lindsay and West combined to go zero for twelve with five strikeouts. Vargas banged out three hits who no strikeouts. Oswaldo Osario is not on the Top 30 yet, but if he continues to pound the ball like he has been, he may be knocking that door down soon. Tonight, Osario went three for four and blasted his eighth home run. The 21-year-old infielder has now hit eight home runs in only 100 at bats while carrying a robust .945 OPS.
Loons: Quintero and Morales hit home runs and combined to score five runs, drove in four runs, and walked four times. Davalan did not get a hit but still has the highest OPS at .935. Perez walked twice, and Elkins had one hit.
Tulsa Drillers: De Paula hit another home run, giving him 21 for the year and five in his last four games. Talk about finding your in game power. Hainline and Gelof went a combine zero for ten.
OKC Dodgers: Ehrhard / Tibbs / Ward went a combined seven for eleven with three walks. Even though Ward was the DH, the glut of outfielders remain in AAA.
| Pitcher | Year | Record | ERA | IP | K’s | BB | ERA+ |
| Bobby Miller | 2023 | 11-4 | 3.76 | 124 | 119 | 32 | 114 |
| Gavin Stone | 2024 | 11-5 | 3.53 | 140 | 116 | 37 | 113 |
| Emmet Sheehan | 2025 | 6-3 | 2.82 | 73 | 89 | 22 | 146 |
Young Dodger hurlers try to remain relevant for OKC
The big news for the OKC Dodgers is that Emmet Sheehan was demoted to AAA on Monday, and we heard today that both Bobby Miller and Gavin Stone will be joining the OKC rotation this week. That is quite a rotation of what could have been and still may be. From 2023 – 2025 each one of these was the best young pitcher for the Dodgers. Kind of what Wrobleski is doing this year. We never know what happened to Miller, Stone had TJ surgery, and Sheehan has gone Bobby Miller. Can any of them find their way back to being relevant? In the spring of 2024, Bobby Miller was being talked about as a dark horse CYA candidate. That didn’t seem far fetched at the time because in his first start in 2024, Bobby Miller threw this gem against the Cardinals. Miller struck out eleven Cardinals with only one walk. The buzz was real, and then he just cratered and hasn’t been part of the Dodger pitching plans for two years.
For four years in a row now, the Dodgers have had a good to great season from a young pitcher but none of them have been able to replicate that first good season. Can Wrobleski change that narrative in 2027? Can any of these these three make it back into a major league rotation?
| Pitcher | Year | Record | ERA | IP | K’s | BB | ERA+ |
| Bobby Miller | 2023 | 11-4 | 3.76 | 124 | 119 | 32 | 114 |
| Gavin Stone | 2024 | 11-5 | 3.53 | 140 | 116 | 37 | 113 |
| Emmet Sheehan | 2025 | 6-3 | 2.82 | 73 | 89 | 22 | 146 |
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 