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 |
Top 30 Prospects by yours truly
The trade deadline is coming up, so after perusing Baseball America / Rotowire / Prospects Live / MLB Pipeline and watching multiple minor league games over the last two years here is my own top thirty Dodger Prospects. Some of these folk will get traded in the next five days. I would place De Paula/Quintero/Morales/Zazueta in the I’m not trading them unless Mason Miller is available.
Skubal is of course the big name and also a free agent so putting together a deal for a guy who has won the last two American League CYA and is also a free agent is simply throwing darts but I like throwing baseball darts. To get Skubal I expect the Dodgers will indeed part with a major league rotation piece, thus keeping the actual prospect part of the deal more in the top 50-100 range. If they don’t deal Sheehan/Wrobo, then yes, I could see Zazueta being part of the package. With Snell / Glasnow coming back the easy argument is that the Dodgers don’t need to overpay for Skubal but I think what many are missing when they make that argument, is that the Brewers can easily match any Dodger package if they want to. We might be salivating over the current Dodger farm system, but the Brewers are loaded from top to bottom along with a major league rotation piece like Logan Henderson. Even with the best record in baseball, I don’t think any Dodger fan feels this is a powerhouse Dodger team and facing the likes of Miz and Skubal would be quite the gauntlet, if the Brewers were to acquire Skubal. Thus, my own package is clearly an overpay for the best pitcher to be available at the deadline in quite some time.
What do the Tigers need? They would want a major league rotation piece to replace Skubal, they don’t need a CF with Max Clark ready to step into that void as early as August so I’m not including Sirota or Quintero in the deal. Gleyber Torres is a one year player, so they could use a 2nd baseman or SS if they move McConigle to 2nd base after this year. 3rd base could use an upgrade. The corner outfield spots could use an upgrade. They could use another future starter or current bullpen help. Their top prospect is a CF in Max Clark, followed by SS Bryce Rainer and catcher Josue Briceno. Those are basically all they have when it comes to top 100 prospects so they could use an influx of new talent.
No one will like what I’m suggesting, but if you want to win a Championship you might want one of the best pitchers in baseball on your side instead of against you. Sheehan or Wrobo. Wrobo would be the better sell to the Tiger franchise base because of his fantastic first half, but Sheehan still touches all the bases you’d want in a good young controllable starter. Sorry Hope fans, Zyhir Hope will follow Sheehan/Wrobo. The Tigers would want De Paula they would have to settle for Hope who should be bashing home runs for the Tigers by this time next year. You’d think that would be enough but I don’t think it would be. Chase Harlan might seal the deal. If we didn’t have Morales, I wouldn’t think of trading Harlan but we do and besides, Muncy has decided he’s going to play forever anyway.
So Step One:
Trade James Tibbs III to the Miami Marlins for Braxton Garrett
Trade Wrobo or Sheehan / Zyhir Hope / Chase Harlan / Braxton Garrett for two time CYA winner Tarik Skubal
Instead of six top ten outfielders the Dodgers will only have four in De Paula / Quintero / Sirota / Davalan. If the Brewers really want Skubal they can beat this. Will they? I hope they do, it would make October even more special.
Onto the top 30 list:
| 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 Baseman |
| 5 | Christian Zazueta | Best pitcher in the system. Might be best prospect pitchers in the NL. Yup, just might be. |
| 6 | Zyhir Hope | Would be many teams top outfield prospect |
| 7 | Charles Davalan | Would be many teams top outfield prospect. Incredible steal last year. |
| 8 | Zach Root | Only above River Ryan because of health but he’s another 2025 draft steal. |
| 9 | James Tibbs | Would be “some” teams top outfield prospect |
| 10 | Bo Lowrance | Another Dodger draft day steal? Many think so |
| 11 | Aidan West | Don’t sleep on him, my new favorite low A prospect |
| 12 | Chase Harlan | Possible future Dodger 3rd Baseman and a fantastic trade chip. |
| 13 | River Ryan | Best stuff in system, but to many injuries to have him any higher. |
| 14 | Ching-Hsien Ko | Big power |
| 15 | Kellon Lindsey | Like to see him healthy for a full year but finally putting together a season that makes you remember why he was a number one pick. |
| 16 | Jackson Ferris | Back end starter at this point, don’t think he ever gets more than a handful of Dodger starts. |
| 17 | Kendall George | A better Chandler Simpson or Scott? Heck, if he can just be Chandler Simpson that has value. |
| 18 | Brady Smith | Like him alot, good to see him in A+ now. |
| 19 | Zach Ehrard | Alex Call in AAA, should have a Major league career. If not traded this summer, could be on the Dodger roster next spring. |
| 20 | Nicolas Perez | Not sure yet, but was having a breakout season until he got hurt |
| 21 | Cam Leiter | |
| 22 | Joendry Vargas | Not writing him off yet, but getting close. At one time Quintero and Vargas were neck and neck. One blossomed, one stagnated, but still young enough to get it together. |
| 23 | Adam Serwinoski | back end starter or bullpen |
| 24 | Noah Miller | Will be someone’s utility infielder if the glove is as advertised. They basically already have the White Sox’s Billy Carlson. |
| 25 | Elijah Hainline | Will be someone’s utility infielder, but with probably more bat than Miller but not as much glove. |
| 26 | Russell Sandefer | 2026 Draft – Just going by others on this, have zero insight on him. |
| 27 | Mairoshendrick Martinus | I like this guy, no one else seems to. Repeating Low A but still young, power, speed, plays everywhere. I’ve seen him alot on TV, always seems to be doing something well. |
| 28 | Tyler Gough | Just a dartboard shot here but I like where my dart landed. |
| 29 | Easton Shelton | Billy Ashley step on up. His K rate is his Achilles heal. No one thinks he’s a real prospect but is there anyone more fun to watch right now in the system? I say no. |
| 30 | Ryan Ward | Yeah – No way he and Tibbs survive this deadline. |
I don’t have Elkins in my top 30. He could be, he’s done everything he needs to do with Ontario and finally got the bump to the Loons. He struck out four times in his first game for the Loons. That is the problem, he’s an incredible athlete, speed, power, can play CF, but the K rate……….. Elkins is only 21, so he’s not old for the Loons, I would not be surprised if he can’t have an Outman type of career. I mean if James Outman can still find a Major League job, I imagine that Elkins will also eventually find one.
I wish Copen was on this list. He’s someone I’m rooting for but just not seeing it. Payton Martin is another and actually had his best game of the year right after I created the list. Marten is still very young, and in AA, and I’m looking forward to seeing how he handles the 2nd half of this season.
Do you have a favorite prospect who wasn’t mentioned?
Shohei Ohtani gives the fans what they paid to see
Whenever you go to a show you are almost guaranteed to get what you paid for. Concerts, Broadway, Comedy Clubs, you usually get what you expected to get when you decided to go out.
Sports are a whole different world as anyone who paid out for the 2017 World Series Game Seven can attest to.
However at Dodger Stadium, you are getting exactly what you paid for and more when it comes to the Ultimate Showman – Shohei Ohtani.
Below is what Shohei Ohtani has done in each at-bat over the last two games he’s played at Dodger Stadium.
Game Four 2025 NLCS:
1st At-Bat Home Run
2nd At – Bat – Walk
3rd At – Bat – Home run over the Pavillion
4th At-Bat – Home Run
Game three 2025 World Series:
1st At-Bat – double down the line
2nd At-Bat – home run into the bullpen
3rd At-Bat – Double to left center – first hit to the opposite field since Sept 20th
4th At-Bat – Home run to left Center
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13 straight at-bats with either a walk, double, home runs.
It is just insane.
Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Game Score Leaderboard
Yoshinobu Yamamoto leaps into fifth place among the LAD World Series games cores with his brilliant deconstruction of the vaunted Toronto Blue Jays in Game Two of the 2025 World Series. It was the best game by a Dodger starter in a World Series since Orel Hershiser shut out the Oakland A’s in Game Two of the 1988 Series.
Baseball Reference Link to Data
| Rk | Player | Result | IP | H | ER | BB | SO |
| 1 | Don Drysdale | W, 1-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Sandy Koufax | W, 7-0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Sandy Koufax | W, 2-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Orel Hershiser | W, 6-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | W, 5-1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Walker Buehler | W, 3-2 (18) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Burt Hooton | W, 6-1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Sandy Koufax | W, 2-1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Sandy Koufax | W, 5-2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Don Drysdale | W, 7-2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Clayton Kershaw | W, 3-1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Claude Osteen | W, 4-0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Orel Hershiser | W, 5-2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Jerry Reuss | W, 2-1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
2024 & 2025 World Champion Dodgers All-Time Post Season Home Run Leaderboard
The 2025 World Champion Dodgers scored their last three runs via solo home runs. Max Muncy got the Dodgers within one run (4 – 3) with his solo blast in the 8th. Miguel Rojas hit the shocking tying home run in the 9th with one out, and Will Smith put the Dodgers in front with clutch home run in the top of the 11th.
| Player | Total | NLWCS | NLDS | NLCS | WS |
| Max Muncy | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Corey Seager | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Justin Turner | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Duke Snider | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Steve Garvey | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Kiké Hernández | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Cody Bellinger | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Chris Taylor | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Joc Pederson | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Will Smith | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mookie Betts | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Teoscar Hernandez | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Cey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Davey Lopes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Freddie Freeman | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Dusty Baker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Andrre Ethier | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yasiel Puig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Yeager | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gil Hodges | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 