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 |
Updated Top 30
The 2026 trading deadline has come and passed. The Dodgers made a few deals but only one deal involved any prospects in the top mid-season top 30. All three were in the same deal, #6 Zyhir Hope, #13 River Ryan, #18 Brady Smith. The Dodgers made one deal where they might have received back a top 30 prospect in Jacob Kmatz. With three players leaving, I’ve added Logan Wagner and Jaron Elkins to the back end of the top 30. Wagner just tied Andy Pages for the most home runs in Great Lake Loons history when he hit his 31st on Sunday. For context, it took Wagner 785 plate appearances with the Loons to hit 31 home runs. Andy Pages did it in 538 PA at the age of 20. That is why one is the starting CF for the World Champions, and the other is at the back end of top 30 prospect list. I could have gone with Gelof, the truth is that they both have lots of power but for now I’m picking Wagner. Jaron Elkins rounds out the top 30. Elkins did what he was supposed to do this year. He repeated Low A while cutting his K Rate from 30% to 22% and also increasing his walk rate. Elkins ISO jumped from .151 to .244 and was promoted to High A (Loons) last week. I don’t know his speed percentile but I do know he has stolen 98 bases while being caught only 12 times since 2025. The system is crazy heavy with outfielders and they only traded one this summer.
As TBLA readers can attest I was really really against signing Tucker not because I thought he’d suck but that it just seemed prudent to go with another bridge instead of reeling in the biggest outfield free agent. Tucker may still contribute to a three peat, but for now he simply looks to be in the way. Tibbs is ready, Ehrard is ready for a Alex Call role, De Paula and Sirota look to be ready by early next year. The team would be just a tad more fun to root for if De Paula becomes the LF and Sirota the RF in 2028.
| Rank | Name | Notes |
| 1 | Josue De Paula | Closest thing to Yordan since the Dodgers traded Yordan |
| 2 | Eduardo Quintero | All five tools, will be a future Dodger CF |
| 3 | Mike Siiota | All Five tools, only reason below Quintero is age and historical health |
| 4 | Emil Morales | Possible future Dodger 3rd Baseaman |
| 5 | Christian Zazueta | Best pticher in the system |
| 6 | Charles Davalan | Would be many teams top outfield prospect |
| 7 | Zach Root | Top LH pitching prospect in system. Drafted last year, already in AA |
| 8 | James Tibbs | Would be many teams top outfield prospect |
| 9 | Bo Lowrance | Another Dodger draft day steal? Many think so. Future Freddie Freeman spot? |
| 10 | Aidan West | Don’t sleep on him |
| 11 | Chase Harlan | Possible future Dodger 3rd Baseaman |
| 12 | Ching-Hsien Ko | Big power |
| 13 | Kellon Lindsey | Like to see him healhty for a full year |
| 14 | Jackson Ferris | Back end starter at this point |
| 15 | Kendall George | A better Chandler Simpsion or Scott, maybe |
| 16 | Zach Ehrard | Alex Call in AAA, should have a Major league career |
| 17 | Nicolas Perez | Not sure yet, but a great season until he got hurt |
| 18 | Cam Leiter | |
| 19 | Joendry Vargas | Not breaking out, but did drop Krate from 30 to 19%. |
| 20 | Adam Serwinoski | back end starter or bullpen |
| 21 | Noah Miller | Will be someone’s untiliy infielder |
| 22 | Elijah Hainline | Will be someone’s untiliy infielder |
| 23 | Russell Sandefer | |
| 24 | Mairoshendrick Martinus | I like this guy, no one eslse seems to. |
| 25 | Tyler Gough | Just a dartboard shot here |
| 26 | Easton Shelton | Billy Ashely step on up. 33% KRate but leads all minor leagues in home runs not named Baez. |
| 27 | Ryan Ward | Still here, crazy |
| 28 | Jacob Kmatz | Just Acquired, top bullpen arm in system? |
| 29 | Logan Wagner | Tied Pages with his 31st Home Run for the Loons |
| 30 | Jaron Elkins | Now in APlus, let’s see what he can do after dominating A Ball. |
Dodger Deadline Deals
The Dodgers had what we might call an interesting deadline. They certainly made the biggest splash, but instead of more expected splashes they simply created some ripples with minor deals. Yet, in the past, these minor deals have ended up having major impacts. I would not be surprised if that is the case once again as I liked every deal they made. Let’s take a look at them:
Dodgers receive Hunter Feduccia and relief pitching prospects Jacob Kmatz, Dodger give up Jack Suwinksi and international pool money. Feduccia was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 12th round in 2018. He moved up the system and peaked in AAA with Oklahoma with a .867 OPS. Being blocked by Rushing, Feduccia was traded to the Rays on July 31st, 2025 for Adam Serwinowski, Paul Gervase, and Ben Rortvedt. All three of them are still in the Dodger system and a year later so is Hunter. Suwinksi was signed as a free agent this spring and has spent the whole season in AAA knocking the cover off the ball. The Dodgers had no room for Suwinksi at the Major League level and he was blocking someone at the AA level so he had to go. I expected at least two of Ward/Tibbs/Ebhart/Suwinski/Thomas to be dealt to make room for the AA talent but at the end of the day it was only Suwinski who was moved. When you look at the two deals that Hunter Feduccia was part of, you can basically say, the Dodgers traded Suwinski and international pool money for Jacob Kmatz, Hunter Feduccia / Adam Serwinowski (minors), Paul Gervase and Ben Rortvedt. Problematically with both Will Smith and Dalton Rushing in the IL, Hunter and Ben will be the Dodger catchers in August. Hunter should be fine as a bridge until Dalton is healthy but the real meat of the deal is Jacob Kmatz. This is what BA said of him:
Kmatz, a 23-year-old righthander, is the only prospect in the trade and he heads to the Dodgers in the midst of a breakout season. In 53 innings between High-A and Double-A, he has a 2.89 ERA and 0.92 WHIP with 74 strikeouts and only 10 walks. He’s a pure reliever who relies on deception and command rather than stuff to get hitters out. His fastball velocity has ticked up into the mid 90s this year and misses bats at a high rate. He has a pair of secondaries: a slider that is his best bat-missing secondary with a whiff rate over 50% and a curveball.
Dodgers receive Ben Rortved, Dodgers give up Chayce McDermott. Rortved has now been traded for, released by the Dodgers, signed by the Dodgers, released by the Dodgers, and traded for once again by the Dodgers in the space of 13 months. Talk about a hot potato.
Dodgers receive Kris Bubic from the Royals, Dodgers give up AAA relief pitcher Carlos Duran. Duran was originally signed by the Dodgers, traded to the Athletics in June of 2025, and reacquired in December when he was released. Duran had done enough to get added back to the Dodger 40 man roster but not enough to be considered part of the 2026 Dodger Bullpen. This deal is a bit of a head scratcher because on one side you have 2025 AL All-Star Kris Bubic and on the other you have AAA bullpen fodder Carlos Duran. How can you get someone with the quality of Bubic so cheap? It is because the Dodgers get anything they want or is it because Bubic is currently on the IL, is a pending FA, and may or may not ever pitch for the Dodgers? Probably the latter, but I still love this deal. Bubic was a killer relief pitcher in 2024 before becoming an All-Star rotation piece in 2025. This deal is a two parter for me. The first part would be Bubic coming back as left handed relief pitcher in late August or Sept. If he even does that, this deal is a huge win. The second part is that it would not shock me if Bubic is signed by the Dodgers. This guy was one of the best pitchers in the AL in 2025 before his injury. Absolutely love this deal.
Dodgers receive Tarik Skubal, Tigers receive Zyhir Hope, River Ryan, Brady Smith – this seemed light for the two time AL CYA winner who is still in his prime. Even if Hope and Ryan become All-Stars, I’d do this deal 100 times because Ryan is not ready for the Dodger rotation, Hope is not ready for the Dodger outfield, and Smith is a long way away. I imagine this deal was as much about Skubal pitching for the Dodgers as it was keeping him from pitching against the Dodgers this October. If you want read an exhaustive review of River Ryan you should check out this link to Prospect Live: https://www.prospectslive.com/saving-prospect-ryan
Dodgers get Seth Halvorsen, Rockies get Nick Frasso and Landyn Vidourek – Halvorsen throws 100+ heat and while he struggled with the Rockies this is an arm you’d love to get in your system. This trade was made on July 20th, and since that point Halvorsen has not given up a run in four appearances for the OKC AAA Dodgers. I really feel, this deal is going to end up being a big deal. Frasso had a big arm, but injuries seemed to have sapped him of what he once was though he was starting to pitch better as the season wore on. Vidourek was stuck behind about ten Dodger outfielders and while he has big power as evidenced by the 470 foot home run he hit this past Sunday he was never going to be in the Dodger plans.
I’m a bit shocked the Dodgers didn’t move more of their outfielders, not only the multitude of prospects, but also the AAA variety that are clogging up the system. They only moved Suwinski, while they have three AA outfielders who should all be playing in AAA, and they have two A plus outfielders who need to be playing in AA. It would have been so much easier if they had simply let Tucker be and worked with a bridge instead of signing an anchor.
Dodgers break baseball again, acquire two time CYA Skubal
Shocking no one, the Dodgers acquired two time CYA winner Tarik Skubal as they do everything they can do to help themselves three-peat. The shocking part was that the price was what it was and that the Brewers didn’t do everything in their power to beat this deal. As rumored, Zyhir Hope was part of the deal, along with oft injured River Ryan, and low level high helium prospect Brady Smith.
Yesterday I had suggested that Zyhir Hope would be part of the package if they successfully bid for Skubal and he was. Instead of Sheehan or Wrobleski the Tigers opted for River Ryan. Ryan has the stuff to be a top prospect, the only thing holding him back has been his health. He rarely pitches so it is a bit of a shocker that the Tigers would ask for him. They might get a great rotation piece but the odds are probably higher he never throws 100 innings for them. Brady Smith could be something, and certainly something you want in this type of deal. Given that two of the three players were Ryan/Smith, I would have expected a fourth name. Even for a pending free agent, given you are acquiring the best pitcher in the AL, maybe in baseball, the price seems cheap to me.
What now? The Dodger rotation is crazy stacked as they add Skubal via trade, Snell is coming back this week, and Glasnow is ramping up his rehab. Even with Ohtani sidelined the rotation headed into next week will have Wrobleski/Skubal/Sasaki/Yamamoto/Sheehan/Lauer. That doesn’t include Snell who will probably pitch next week. Eventually you will add Glasnow, and possibly Ohtani. Which means someone is still probably going to get traded. Given everything Lauer has done since the Dodgers acquired him it would suck for him to be traded but hard to see how he fits here. Hell, Sheehan doesn’t even fit here. Glasgow doesn’t even fit here. You would love the Postseason Rotation to be some combo of Skubal/Yamamoto/Snell/Ohtani wouldn’t you? Leaving Sasaki/Wrobleski/Glasnow/Sheehan in the postseason bullpen. Kind of like last postseason. Yet, the way Sasaki is progressing, do you really not want him part of your postseason rotation? Basically the Dodgers have four pitchers who won’t start a Dodger postseason game that are probably better then 75% of the teams rotation headed into the postseason. It is no wonder that people claim the Dodgers have broken baseball.
This is why you can trade River Ryan, he simply doesn’t have a spot even if he was healthy. Even if Skubal leaves via free agency and that isn’t a given since he has said his preference is to be a Dodger, the 2027 rotation is how we started the 2026 season. Without Skubal the 2027 rotation still lines up with Yamamoto/Snell/Ohtani/Glasnow/Wrobleski/Sheehan but now they are woefully short of pitching prospects outside of Zazueta/Root in the high minors. Well, I guess they still have Bobby Miller and Gavin Stone who have both missed all of 2026. Miller was once the best of the pitching prospects and had a fantastic debut season but has been shite since. Stone hasn’t pitched for two years now. Maybe they do keep Lauer?
At this point last week it looked like they would need to add a catcher but Will Smith has started baseball activities and should be ready to play by the end of August. Doubt they are trading anyone for 30 days of a back up catcher who would only marginally be better than the current back up catcher. They might make a deal but it will be a very small deal instead of trying to snag a high end back up catcher. 1st base no, 2nd base – Maybe, SS – No, 3rd base – No, CF – no, RF – No, LF – Maybe, Rotation – No more, Bullpen – Maybe
Addressing the maybe’s. 2nd base is Edman, Rojas, and Hernandez. You could upgrade here but I don’t think they well since they still have Freeman/Kim in AAA. Not ideal but given the talent around them, the group should be adequate. LF is Teo/Call/Hernandez which is why Call is expendable at this point. This is certainly a place they could upgrade but by doing so they either have to trade Teo or put a very popular player on the bench. Not sure they are ready to do that this deadline. I think they pass on both 2nd and LF. That leaves the bullpen and yes it certainly could use some help but given that we just listed nine pitchers as starters and you can only use at most six, that leaves some exciting arms for the bullpen. Plus they did acquire Seth Halvorsen several weeks back who has basically been unhittable since joining the Dodger AAA outlet. They also just got back Diaz. Before that, they got back Phillips. I don’t know, maybe one more bullpen arm. Maybe. Once again, maybe they don’t trade Lauer and have him become the Ryan Yarbrough of the bullpen.
Thus my expectations for the rest of the trading deadline is that one or two of the non DePaula/Quintero/Sirota/Davalan outfield prospects will get traded for young pitchers and young catchers. I would hope that Ward is finally moved, kind of hoping they trade Alex Call, and Kendall George was removed today from his AA lineup. He wasn’t part of the Skubal trade, but he very well may be part of another deal.
Any-ho, once again the Dodgers have broken baseball, and have to be the odds on favorite to win their third straight championship. It might have been quite the gauntlet if they had to go through Miz/Skubal and I’d have loved to see it, but now the Brewers can clutch their prospects and give it a good go as they watch Skubal cut through their lineup as Miz cuts through his lineups.
Dodger Farm System Active Players Update 2026
As the 2026 Trade Deadline looms, social media has been dissing the idea that the Dodgers have a loaded farm system. The future will decide if the Dodger Top 30 are actual prospects or not but for fun let’s check out what the Dodger Farm System has produced. This list is a list of active players in Major League Baseball that were either drafted by the Dodgers or Signed as International Free Agents. I did include Sasaki and Kim since they both were signed young and pitched in the Dodger minor league system.
Could you build a competitive with this team in 2026? Probably not, but if you combine the home players on the Dodgers and the home grown players throughout baseball I think you can build a very competitive team.
This is the team I’d pick using the list below. Who would you pick?
| Player | Pos | Notes |
| Will Smith | Catcher | All-Star |
| Dalton Rushing | Catcher | Future All-Star? |
| Michael Busch | 1B | Solid |
| Zach McKinstry | 2B | Meh |
| Cory Seager | SS | Borderline HOF |
| Miguel Vargas | 3B | All-Star |
| Miggy Rojas | Utility | |
| Cody Bellinger | RF | MVP, All-Star |
| Any Pages | CF | All-Star |
| Luke Raley | Platoon LF | Great LHB |
| Jonny Deluca | Platoon LF | Sold RHB |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | Borderline HOF |
| Joc Pederson | PH | Great career |
| Justin Wobleski | SP | All-Star |
| Emmet Sheehan | SP | Future All-Star |
| Nathan Eovaldi | SP | All-Star |
| Dustin May | SP | Bounce back Season |
| Dean Kremer | SP | Still Pitching |
| Ryan Pepiot | SP | Hurt this year, but had been good for Rays |
| Roki Sasaki | SP | Just for fun – Plus Future All-Star |
| Egardo Henriquez | RP | Solid |
| Kyle Hurt | RP | Meh |
| Brock Stewart | RP | Good when not hurt |
| Kenley Janson | RP | Still saving games |
| Clayton Beeter | RP | Starting to save games |
| Caleb Ferguson | RP | Only lefty |
| Name | Pos | Type | Draft or Signed |
| Brock Stewart | RP | Minor League Trade | 2014 |
| Caleb Ferguson | RP | Minor League Trade | 2014 |
| Carlos Santana | 1st/DH | Minor League Trade | 2004 |
| Clayton Beeter | RP | Minor League Trade | 2020 |
| Cody Bellinger | CF | Left FA | 2013 |
| Connor Wong | Catcher | Minor League Trade | 2017 |
| Dean Kremer | SP | Minor League Trade | 2016 |
| Dennis Santana | RP | Minor League Trade | 2013 |
| Dustin May | SP | Major League Trade | 2016 |
| Hunter Feduccia | C | Minor League Trade | 2018 |
| James Outman | OF | Minor League Trade | 2018 |
| Joc Pederson | OF | Left FA | 2010 |
| Jonny DeLuca | OF | Major League Trade | 2019 |
| Jorbit Vivas | 2b/3B | Minor League Trade | 2017 |
| Keibert Ruiz | Catcher | Minor League Trade | 2014 |
| Kenley Janson | RP | Left FA | 2004 |
| Kyle Farmer | 3rd/SS/2nd | Minor League Trade | 2013 |
| Luke Raley | 1st/OF | Minor League Trade | 2016 |
| Michael Busch | 1B | Major League Trade | 2019 |
| Miguel Vargas | 3b/1B | Major League Trade | 2017 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | SP | Major League Trade | 2008 |
| Ryan Pepiot | SP | Major League Trade | 2019 |
| Scott Barlow | RP | Minor League Trade | 2011 |
| Seager | SS | Left FA | 2012 |
| Walker Buehler | SP | Left FA | 2015 |
| Yimi Garcia | RP | Major League Trade | 2009 |
| Yordan Alveraz | LF | Minor League Trade | 2016 |
| Zach McKinstry | 2nd/OF | Major League Trade | 2016 |
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