Format = Position Player | Age on 4/1/2026 | Highest Level Played | Estimated Time of Arrival
1. OF Josue De Paula | 20 | AA | 2027
Listed at 6’3” 185 pounds, De Paula appears to be bigger than that to the naked eye–not that I’m walking around with inappropriate eyewear looking at teenage athletes. A left-handed hitter with great plate skills and impressive contact skills for a guy with his raw power, De Paula has yet to really lift the ball in regular season play, topping out at 12 home runs in 98 High-A games in 2025, slashing .263/.406/.421 with 86 strikeouts, 81 walks, and 32 steals in 40 attempts. He was 2.2 years younger than the average age in the Midwest League, so we have a lot of reasons to believe the power will come sooner than later. He closed out the season with a week in Double-A, where he will likely open 2026 as one the youngest players at that level.
2. OF Eduardo Quintero | 20 | A+ | 2027
Too quick to waste away at catcher, Quintero moved out to centerfield and started letting that speed eat in the lower minors, stealing 22, 32, and 47 bases in 49, 83, and 113 games across three professional seasons. He really grew into his skin with Low-A Rancho Cucamonga this season, slashing .306/.425/.533 with 14 home runs and 35 stolen bases in 81 games, earning himself a 32-game stretch in High-A to close out the season. At 6’1” 175 pounds from the right side, he’s pretty good at everything on a baseball field. Might be the rare underrated Dodgers’ prospect.
3. OF Zyhir Hope | 21 | AA | 2027
Just what Dodgers’ fans need: a bit of hope. I kid, I kid. I’m happy for them. Really. Other teams should try harder. Especially the cheapskate grifters. Anyway: a tremendous power-speed athlete at 5’10” 193 lbs, Hope has as much upside as anybody in the system. He, too, appears to weigh more than his listed weight, but I’m no doctor and probably shouldn’t be commenting on the weight of strangers in any context. In 121 High-A games, Hope hit 13 home runs and stole 26 bases, logging 139 strikeouts against 78 walks. Anecdotally, over a Paulaner at the bar, I might whisper that his swing is a little out of control for my liking, and that a lot of Dodgers prospects wind up overrated because how could they not, but the swing control is likely to improve over time, and it’s hard to overrate an excellent organization.
4. RHP Edgardo Henriquez | 23 | MLB | 2024
100 strikeouts with eight wins and a handful of saves and great ratios can swing a fantasy league. I only mention this because his role will remain unknowable deep into the 2026 season, but Henriquez throws as hard as anyone in baseball: literally the 100th percentile fastball velocity. And he throws three of them: sinker, four-seam, cutter. Pair that with an 86 mph slider and you have the blueprint for a late-inning dominator. Could quickly wind up worth a roster spot in every fantasy league.
5. SS Emil Morales | 19 | A | 2029
In 135 games across three professional levels, Morales has slashed .322/.420/.548 with 28 home runs and 23 stolen bases. A man is more than his outcomes, of course. Particularly a young man. He’s listed at 6’3” 191 pounds, but I don’t even know why I mention that at this point. He’s large. And in charge. Well, not in charge. He’s a teenage employee of the huge company, but it’s real that he could be a top 25 prospect in a hurry with a hot stretch in High-A to open 2026.
6. OF Mike Sirota | 22 | A+ | 2027
Sirota soared up the prospect lists early in 2025, slashing .333/.452/.616 with 13 home runs and five stolen bases in 59 games across two levels. He injured his knee on a slide into second base on July 5th–nobody’s idea of an Independence Day hangover. Had he stayed healthy, who knows where he would’ve wound up. Atop this list? Top ten overall? Foolish to speculate, but the Dodgers identified him young (gross), tracked him throughout his development, and traded for him when they could. Then he was great before he was hurt. Seems logical to be that he’ll be good again when he’s back in action.
7. SS Alex Freeland | 24 | MLB | 2025
A switch-hitter at 6’2” 200 pounds, Freeland was a third-round pick out of Central Florida in 2022 and has added strength during his time as a professional, leading to a breakout season in 2024 that saw him play at three levels and slash .260/.387/.442 with 18 home runs and 31 steals in 136 games. 2025 unveiled a decent sequel. Freeland posted a 115 wRC+ with 16 home runs and 18 stolen bases in 106 Triple-A games. He didn’t adapt in time during his 29 games stint in the majors, striking out at a 36.1 percent clip with a 73 wRC+. He should be better than once he settles in, but I don’t think he is a rotisserie star, and I’m not sure he’ll find an everyday job on this club.
8. LHP Jackson Ferris | 22 | AA | 2026
The 47th overall pick out of high school in 2022, Ferris features a four-pitch arsenal from a 6’4” frame. He’s still not throwing strikes the way he’ll have to in order to fight for a rotation spot in this organization, but there’s really no hurry. He recorded a 1.46 WHIP in 126 Double-A innings but managed a 3.86 ERA anyway due in part to allowing just nine home runs. There’s a lot of projection in ranking him here over some of the young hitters, but it’s the Dodgers. They’re good with pitchers. And this game’s a wheel.
9. OF James Tibbs III | 23 | AA | 2027
Tibbs owns the odd distinction of being selected in the top half of the first round and then traded twice within a calendar year, or more less. The first time, being traded for as one of four guys in exchange for Rafael Devers, might even have been a confidence booster. The second time, swapped for a few months of a scuffling Dustin May, might have achieved the opposite. Hard to say. Humans will be humans. On the field, Tibbs III is fine. No less exciting than Tibbs II. He hit 20 homers and stole 10 bases in 123 games but batted just .243 and got traded twice. If that gives you the ick, you’re not alone, but he’s on the Dodgers now, so that erases a lot of ick.
10. RHP River Ryan | 27 | MLB | 2024
Ryan was rolling before losing the season to a strained ulnar collateral ligament. He allowed just three earned runs in 20.1 innings, good for a 1.33 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. He was throwing a cutter that pushed up to the mid 90’s, and while he might not be able to get back to that video game level of ridiculousness, he’s a Dodger and a pitcher, so it makes some sense to bet on the high-percentile outcomes even in the face of a tough injury. Pretty sure I’d rather be the team that has him heading into 2026 than the team that doesn’t.
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