MLB Pipeline has revised their Top 100 prospect list and the Dodgers are very well represented.
CF Mike Sirota rose 26 spots on MLB Pipeline’s new Top 100. That was the second most spots climbed, behind only Tampa Bay’s OF Theo Gillen. Gillen rose 29 spots while Sirota rose 26. What they said about Mike Sirota’s rise.
“A crowded Double-A Tulsa outfield forced Sirota back to High-A, where he suffered a right knee injury in 2025, to begin this season, but his performance was too good to ignore, earning him a promotion after 35 games. He continues to mash and reach base like few in recent Minor League history; his active 63-game on-base streak is the longest such run in the Minors since Nick Martini’s 66-gamer in 2018. Sirota’s plus run tool and above-average defense on the grass similarly helped him secure a big jump.”
The Dodgers now have 2 of the top 3 rated outfielders. Both Josue De Paula (#4 overall) and Sirota (#12 overall) have climbed past uber hyped OF Max Clark (Detroit) and Walker Jenkins (Minnesota).
The Dodgers also now have 3 of the top 6 rated OF prospects as Zyhir Hope moved to #20. That is three top OF in top 20 overall for LAD.
Eduardo Quintero is at #33 and is #11 rated OF. That makes 4 of the top 11 OF prospects as Dodgers. But that is not all. Both Charles Davalan (#89) and James Tibbs III (#98) have climbed into MLB Pipeline’s Top 100. That is now 6 LAD outfielder prospects in the Top 100.
Teenage SS Emil Morales is now #49, RHSP River Ryan is #72, and RHSP Christian Zazueta has climbed into the top 100 at #92.
The Dodgers have 9 Top 100 prospects.
Seattle is next with 7 top 100 prospects, although it will drop to 6 this week when Colt Emerson graduates. Seattle already boasts one of the best pitching rotations in MLB, and 2 of the top 9 prospects are Seattle SP. LHSP Kade Anderson is a legit Ace prospect and is the top rated pitcher overall. RHSP Ryan Sloan is #9 overall, #3 pitcher, and #2 RHSP. Pittsburgh’s Seth Hernandez is the top ranked RHSP at #7.
Anderson is 21 and is dominating AA. In 13 starts he has compiled 66.2 IP and has a 1.22 ERA. He has a 0.71 WHIP, .162 BAA, 99 K against just 10 BB. He has only allowed 2 HR. He will not be in MiLB long.
Sloan is 20 and at AA. Not dominating, but for a 20 year old in AA he is pitching well. He is another strikeout pitcher with limited free passes. In 57.0 innings he has struck out 72 and walked 12. A 6:1 K:BB is outstanding.
Milwaukee and Washington have 6 top 100 prospects. Milwaukee has the top rated prospect, SS Jesus Made. The A’s have the 2nd overall prospect and #2 SS in Leo De Vries. Washington’s top prospect and #3 overall is SS Eli Willits.
CWS is next with 5 top 100, with OF Braden Montgomery (#24) due to graduate shortly after the All Star Break. Montgomery has had a good start to his MLB career, and the Dodgers have three younger AA OF ranked higher than him. All three performing well at AA. CWS has 3B/SS Caleb
Bonemer and SS Billy Carlson as top 100 prospects. They are also primed to take the #1 overall pick in the July 11 draft. The White Sox are a legit contender this year, and will be for multiple upcoming years. They also have 2 top 100 LHSP prospects.
Five organizations have 4 top 100 prospects: Minnesota, NYY, Miami, Cleveland, Cubs.
San Diego has just 1 top 100 prospect: C Ethan Salas, #35 overall. Their prospect cupboard is bare curtailing their chances to spend big at the deadline. I may be wrong, but I cannot see Preller trading Salas. They do have LHSP Kruz Schoolcraft who just missed the top 100 with a 55 FV. They also have two pitchers with 50 FV. They have a total of 4 prospects rated with at least 50 FV.
By contrast the Dodgers have two 60 FV (JDP and Sirota), seven 55 FV, and three 50 FV.
Other NL West teams top 100 prospects: SF ( 3), Colorado (3), Arizona (2).
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Atlanta have 3.
Two other teams had only 1 top 100 prospect: LAA and NYM. How does David Stearns still have a job with NYM?
What does it all mean? The Dodgers have a lot of talent, but no guarantees. MLB has been filled with prospects that did not pan out. But many of those started out as high prospects, while most of the Dodgers prospects had to play their way into the top 100. After the draft, there will be 10+ (??) who could make top 100. That could move Davalan and JTIII out of the top 100. We will see.
OKC Comets 6 – Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston) 2
DH Zach Ehrhard homered (12) with one out in the 1st.
In the 2nd, CF Alek Thomas doubled (3) and scored on RF Jack Suwinski’s RBI single for a 2-0 lead.
RHSP Landon Knack started and reached his 50 pitch limit with 2 outs in the 3rd. He did not allow a run, 1 hit, 1 BB, and 4 K.
In the 5th, Suwinski and 2B Hyeseong Kim led off with singles. SS Noah Miller laid down a sac bunt moving the runners to 2nd and 3rd. 3B Ryan Fitzgerald singled home Suwinski with Kim reaching 2nd. Ehrhard singled to score Kim and Fitzgerald to 3rd. After Ehrhard was thrown out attempting to steal, LF Ryan Ward hit a 2-run HR (7).
RHRP Christian Romero got the final out in the 3rd, and continued for the next 4.2 IP. He gave up a solo HR in the 6th, and another solo HR in the 8th.
RHRP Nick Robertson got the final 4 outs, with 1 BB and 3K.
- Zach Ehrhard – 2-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (12)
- Jack Suwinski – 2-3, 1 run, 1 RBI
- Ryan Ward – 1-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (7)
- Alek Thomas – 1-3, 1 BB, 1 run, double (3)
Tulsa Drillers 11 – Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota) 8 – 10 innings
Let’s get the news out of the way first. CF Mike Sirota struck out 4 times, but, walked twice to reach 64 straight games by reaching base safely.
Now for the game. RHSP Peter Heubeck started and got roughed up on the night. The struggles started in the 1st inning. He allowed a single, walk, and a ground out moved the runners to 2nd and 3rd. A single brought home 2 and a 2-0 lead.
Tulsa tied it up in the 2nd. 3B Jake Gelof hit a one out single and 1B Chris Newell drew a BB. C Frank Rodriguez hit an infield single to load the bases. With 2 outs, 2B Taylor Young hit a 2-run double (1) to tie it up.
Gelof’s single in the second extended his own on-base streak to 38 straight games, which marks the longest on-base streak this season in the Texas League, when just counting league games. Sirota’s 64 game streak includes 34 in the Texas League and 30 in the Midwest League.
With Heubeck still on the mound in the 3rd, Wichita scored a pair, on a single, double and single, taking a 4-2 lead.
Tulsa took the lead in the 4th. With 1 out, Rodriguez and DH Kole Myers singled. Young hit his 2nd 2-run double (2) of the game, and scored on RF Josue De Paula’s single.
Heubeck allowed a solo HR to tie the game in the 4th, and LHRP Evan Shaw came in to relieve Heubeck to get the last out of the inning.
Tulsa scored a pair in the 6th. Young walked and JDP doubled him to 3rd. Young scored on SS Elijah Hainline’s single with JDP to 3rd. JDP scored on LF Zyhir Hope’s force out ground ball.
RHRP Lucas Wepf entered in the 7th. 1st batter reached 2B on E3 and scored on a single. That runner moved to 2nd on disengagement violation. The next batter hit a run scoring double. A F8 moved the runner to 3rd where he scored on a SF. Wepf allowed 3 runs, but only 1 was earned.
In the top of the 9th, Hope drew a BB and moved to 2nd on a ground out. Hope then scored the tying run on a Rodriguez single.
RHRP Kelvin Ramirez pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th to send the game into extra innings.
In the 10th, Young was the placed runner on 2B. With one out, Sirota and Hainline walked to load the bases. A WP scored Young with Sirota and Hainline moving up. Hope was IBB and Gelof singled home Sirota and the bases remain loaded. Newell then hit a SF and the Drillers had an 8-5 lead.
RHRP Antonio Knowles pitched a scoreless 10th for his 1st save.
- Josue De Paula – 2-5, 1 BB, 1 run, double (23)
- Jake Gelof – 2-6, 1 run, 1 RBI
- Frank Rodriguez – 3-5, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI
- Kole Myers – 2-5, 1 run
- Taylor Young – 2-4, 1 BB, 3 runs, 4 RBI, 2 doubles (2)
Great Lakes Loons 12 – Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego) 2
Great Lakes jumped out to the lead in the 1st without a hit. LF Charles Davalan led off with a BB. With one out, DH Logan Wagner also drew a BB. Two WP brought Davalan home and moved Wagner to 3rd. 3B Chase Harlan drew a BB, and Wagner scored when 1B Jose Meza reached on an error.
With LHSP Zach Root on the mound, the TinCaps scored a run in the 2nd on a single and 2-out double. Root gave up a 2nd run in the 3rd on a double, ground out, and SF.
Great Lakes broke the tie in the 4th with an unearned run with CF Eduardo Quintero doubled (18) home Davalan who reached on an error.
SS Emil Morales slugged his 8th HR in the 5th for a 4-2 lead.
In the 6th, C Victor Roddrigues doubled (7) and Davalan followed with a 2-run HR (9).
Root allowed 1 hit over his final 3 innings, and that runner was promptly picked off. He struck out 5 over those 3 innings, including striking out the side in the 6th.
The Loons broke it open in the 7th. Meza and 2B Eduardo Guerrero led off with singles. After an out, Rodrigues singled to score Meza. Davalan singled to load the bases. That was followed by a grand slam (5) from Quintero.
The Loons scored another in the 8th when Harlan doubled and scored on a 2-out single from RF Samuel Munoz.
RHRP Isaac Ayon pitched the final 3.0 scoreless innings without allowing a hit. He did walk one and struck out 5. He did get a 3 inning save for his 1st save.
- Charles Davalan – 2-4, 2 BB, 4 runs, 2 RBI, HR (9)
- Eduardo Quintero – 3-5, 1 BB, 1 run, 5 RBI, double (18), HR (5)
- Chase Harlan – 2-3, 1 BB, 1 run, double (3)
- Victor Rodrigues – 2-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI, double (7)
- Emil Morales – 1-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR (8)
Ontario Tower Buzzers 6 – Fresno Grizzlies (Colorado) 4
Ontario scored a pair in the initial frame. CF Kendall George singled and was forced at 2B by DH Jaron Elkins. After the 2nd out, RF Ching-Hsien Ko doubled home Elkins. Ko scored on 2B Easton Shelton’s single.
RHSP Cam Leiter walked two in the first. They moved up on a ground out and a run scored on a balk.
Fresno tied the score in the 2nd. A lead off walk and single moving the runner to 3rd. With one out, the runner scored the tying run on a SF.
RHRP Accimias Morales relieved Leiter. He walked the first batter, but he was erased on a caught stealing. He then walked the next two batters. A F8 and throwing error moved both runners up where they scored on a single (one unearned).
With 2 outs, George drew a BB and stole 2nd. Elkins doubled home George. Elkins scored when 2B Mairo Martinus hit his 8th HR giving Ontario a 5-4 lead.
In the 6th, Oswaldo Osorio drew a 2 out BB. George doubled (1) Osorio to 3rd, where he scored on a Elkins single.
Three Ontario relievers kept Fresno off the board for innings 4-8.
In the 9th, Martinus was HBP and moved to 2nd on Ko’s single. Martinus scored on Shelton’s RBI single.
RHRP Angel Cruz pitched a scoreless 9th for his 3rd save.
- Kendall George – 3-4, 1 BB, 1 run, double (1)
- Jaron Elkins – 3-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI, double (15)
- Ching-Hsien Ko – 3-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, double (13)
- Easton Shelton – 3-4, 1 BB, 2 RBI,
- Mairo Martinus – 1-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, HR (8)
Dodgers ACL 7 – Cubs ACL 1 – 7 innings
Dodgers scored 5 in the 7th to turn a close game into a rout.
RHSP Jose Taveras pitched the first 2.1 innings allowing a solo HR. RHRP Luis Gamez pitched the final 4.2 innings not allowing a run or hit, walking 3 and striking out 11.
- LF Agustin Acosta – 3-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 doubles (3)
- DH Moises Bolivar – 3-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, 2 doubles (7)
DSL Braves 14 – DSL LAD Bautista 0 – 7 innings
SS Ezequiel Melburne and RF Fran-Jean Haseth were the only LAD Bautista players with a hit, both singles.
The first four pitchers for LAD Bautista were not productive. The final two were able to restore order.
LHRP Kenry Alvear retired all 4 batters he faced with 1 K. RHRP Eliecer Zambrano completed 1.0 innings with 2 BB.
DSL LAD Mega 8 – DSL Red Sox Red 5 – 8 innings
LAD Mega took a 2-0 lead in the 3rd when RF Erny Orellana singled with the bases loaded to score 2.
DSL Red Sox Red scored 3 in the 4th without a hit…5 BB, 1 HBP, 2 WP and 1 SF.
LAD Mega went back in front in the 5th. 4 BB and a LF Hendry Arvelo single.
A walk and double scored the tying run for the Red Sox in the 6th.
The teams took a 4-4 tie into extra innings in the 8th. The Red Sox scored a go-ahead run when a 2-out double scored the placed runner.
In the bottom of the 8th, the placed runner came home to score the tying run on a throwing error. With 2 outs, 1B Jesus Villaflor singled. SS Antoni Urena followed with a walkoff 3-run HR (2).
- Antoni Urena – 2-4, 1 BB, 3 runs, 3 RBI, HR (2)
- Erny Orellana – 2-3, 1 BB, 2 RBI
- Jesus Villaflor – 2-3, 1 BB, 2 runs, double (5)
Discussion (72)
Disagree, not disagreeable
there was a time on Scott Andes’ old website, where he used to go nuts over games like this one.
It was either a game like where the Dodgers didn’t seem to feel the lineup or a picture who was worthy. Or those games that we go like 16 innings and then the Dodgers would put in Kike to pitch and he would give up a home run. Scott would rant and rant on the Dodgers, not caring about every game, about how every game counts…
I cannot tell you how thankful I am that we’re beyond that, with a team that we can trust to rely on and believe in
Looks like Doc is staying with Barnes who is averaging 6 runs a game and who is getting railed tonight. 12 game leads let you do that. Still, he has a rested BP after Robo last night and should get him out of there so he can catch the late bus back to OKC.
6-1 A’s after 5.
Safe to say we won’t be seeing Barnes in October. He needs to give us 100 pitches tonight and then have Miggy close it put
I’d like to not see him in July either
Both DePaula and Sirota have homered tonight.
I really don’t understand why they aren’t both at OKC by now, especially Sirota since he’s a couple of years older.
Sirota’s consecutive games on base streak now stands at 65 games (part at GL and part at Tulsa).
AAA is not necessarily a promotion from AA anymore
The rumor is that Kendall George is about ready to rejoin Tulsa and that one Tulsa OF could find his way to OKC.
9:40 PM ET
Dodgers (56-30)
Athletics (40-46)
SP Charlie Barnes L
0-0 5.40 ERA
SP J.T. Ginn R
6-4 3.15 ERA
Confirmed Lineup
DH S. Ohtani L
CF Andy Pages R
1B F. Freeman L
SS Mookie Betts R
3B Max Muncy L
RF Kyle Tucker L
LF Tommy Edman S
2B A. Freeland S
C C. Robinson R
87° Wind 8 mph
J.T. Ginn is a starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics tonight who was originally selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round (30th overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft. He chose not to sign with the Dodgers, opting to play at Mississippi State University instead.
The Dodgers are expected to recall LHP Charlie Barnes from Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to Wednesday’s game against the Athletics in Sacramento, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Barnes called up, Mills optioned back to OKC.
The Yankees get swept by the Tigers at home today 6-2 and extend their losing streak to 7 games.
The Padres are about to be swept by the Cubs today as the score is 15-2 in the bottom of the 7th. Walker Buehler was hit hard letting up 9 runs in 4 innings. They will fall 12 1/2 games behind the Dodgers before the start of tonight’s game.
My boss is flying to China, so I get to play today.
TONS of good, Dodgers stuff from the fangraphs today: Brendan Gawlowski chat includes a trade idea reminiscent of Cassidy’s above:
Phillip Denny: Dodgers are apparently open to moving any of their OF prospects other than De Paula for a top tier middle IF or C. Sooooo….Ryan and one of Quintero/Sirota/Hope for Made…who says no?
Brendan Gawlowski: Both
clydethedog: With the Dodgers recent intel, it’s obvious they like De Paula more than the OF prospect logjam. What high end prospect should they be trying to trade for?
Brendan Gawlowski: They’re not in the market for high end prospects, they’ll want big leaguers who can help them win a World Series right now
Phillip Denny: Respectfully Brendan, Katie Woo’s report today says the opposite. “However, the primary focus for the back-to-back champions isn’t on the major-league roster, according to multiple sources familiar with the club’s thinking who were granted anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. The Dodgers want to improve the depth of their minor-league system and are prepared to part with at least one of their top outfield prospects not named Josue De Paula to do so.”
Brendan Gawlowski: well I stand corrected. Surprising! The plan is to part with good non premier prospects to bolster depth?
sliderinthedirt: Dalton Rushing has quietly been terrible after his hot start, 7 HR in 28 and then 2 in 142. Is he still a 60? Getting a lot of Jackson Holliday vibes from him, the way the walks just disappeared one they hit the majors… I suppose it’s a ?
Brendan Gawlowski: He’s a catcher with a 125 wRC+ in 50 games. That’ll play. Some of the… non statistical stuff has my antenna raised On the broader point about walks, yeah, you can’t just look at a minor league walk rate and assume it will hold…
lou-harrison-bader: Maybe I am looking to far into it or too granularly re: sirota but isn’t Blaine Crims best offensive season in the minors worse than any of sorotas stints?
Brendan Gawlowski: If the question behind the question is ‘is there a level of production so high that a guy is basically guaranteed to be good if he does X?’ I would say maybe but I haven’t seen it and Sirota has not cleared that threshold… And I like Sirota plenty
mrfister: Is this what Kyle Tucker is? A replacement level outfielder who can accumulate runs and rbis?
Brendan Gawlowski: I’ll take the over
lou-harrison-bader: re re: Sirota that was my thought as well. For what it’s worth (unless I am searching wrong) it looks like there are 4 hitters to put up a wrc+ north of 180 across 2 seasons above rookie ball level since 2016 and they are Juan Soto, Vlad jr. , Kevin Mcgonigle and Mike Sirota.
Brendan Gawlowski: I like Sirota… I suspect he’s going to be very high on our next update. At the same time, he is running a 22% walk rate and he is not going to do that at the big league level! Juan Soto’s is 15%, Aaron Judge’s is 16%
The walks are floating his topline production in a way that is not going to translate directly
And remember when we used to think (myself included) the Dodgers didn’t care about defense?!??!?
Jay Jaffe to the contrary:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-best-team-defenses-of-2026-so-far/
“Muncy is just one of several Dodgers whose defensive play has helped his team top the rankings in my annual midseason defensive breakdown, with shortstop Mookie Betts, center fielder Andy Pages, second baseman Alex Freeland, and catcher Will Smith also making major contributions to that placement…”
Defense is a culture that is slowly ingrained into any organization. It is done…
Welcome to small sample size theater starring Tommy Edman:
It’s been a paltry 12 games, since his return
Since that day, the Dodgers have scored 89 runs at an average of 7.4 per game!
Edman plays the game hard. He gives all he has all the time. And he is one of those players who can be a catalyst.
Walker Buehler getting absolutely rocked in Chicago against the Cubs. 3 IP, 6 hits, 9 ER, 4 BB and 3 HR’s. Cubs up 9-0 top of 5.
Seeing Kendall George’s bunt from the video above is awesome.
He and HS Kim should be bunting at least 1-2 times per game
Bunting for a basehit is still an underused and undervalued tool, IMHO.
Could we put a package together, not DePaula, for Willits from Nationals or Made from Btewers. A two for one swap for either player
Huh? Neither team has a player with those names.
Eli Willits, Jesus Made.
Must be minor leaguers cause neither is on a major league roster. Never heard of either of them.
Bear, the are the #1 and #3 top prospect. Made is considered as much of a can’t miss as was Chourio. Neither one is moving.
yes, based on the article, it looks like the Dodgers are looking for much more high ceiling prospects that they can develop and not ones that are already at the Apex of their prospect value
at least that’s how i read it
Neither Made or Willits are being traded. Willits and De Paula are both 60 FV. Washington does not have an OF prospect with the pedigree of JDP but they are not trading Willits for him.
DePaula and Sirota named to Futures Game roster.
It’s back to back appearance for DePaula, I believe.
I dunno, but if Woo’s reporter is correct (admittedly a big if) I’m super-dooper excited to finally see more good prospect for prospect trades in the vein of the Busch deal.
Name another prospect for prospect deal. Neither Ferris or Hope were considered elite prospects, and Busch needed to be moved. He had no place to play with the Dodgers. The Cubs needed a 1B. Name a 60 FV prospect that was moved in a trade for another 60 prospect. Name a 55 prospect that was moved for another 55 prospect.
BUT, if it truly is a consideration, I hope that the Dodgers propose JTIII to Tampa Bay for C Caden Bodine. Bodine was reportedly very high on the LAD list, but he went #30. He was just promoted to AA after dominating at High A. They are both late 90’s on the MLB Pipeline Top 100, and both will probably drop off after the draft.
Yes! We need more!
Could be exciting. Way more exciting (to me) that trading for a fifth OF or fifth relief pitcher.
Also, I’ll note in Woo’s reporting she said the Dodgers are exploring trading prospects for other prospects who are “further away” from MLB. I defer to others, but I’d presume that future values are lesser for farther away prospects?
Maybe not. This is a “science’ I am super-foreign to.
I’m quoting her (in case some haven’t read the article)
“…Los Angeles is believed to be searching for high-ceiling prospects in a potential trade and isn’t necessarily coveting major-league-ready talent in a return…”
Wednesday’s Dodger Affiliates’ Schedule
4:05 p.m. PT: Great Lakes (Aidan Foeller) at Fort Wayne (Winyer Chourio)
5:05 p.m. PT: Tulsa (Christian Zazueta) at Wichita (Cory Lewis)
5:05 p.m. PT: Oklahoma City (Jake Eder) vs. Sugar Land (TBD)
6:50 p.m. PT: Ontario (TBD) at Fresno (Easton Marks)
I think Friedman should make every effort to acquire Muncy to replace Muncy in 2028 or so. Failure should not be an option, but if he doesn’t succeed in getting Muncy to replace Muncy than Friedman should be fired and replaced by someone else named Andrew Friedman, just to emphasize the point! Your thoughts?
Why? Does not possess Max’s power. Average fielder, not a speedster. Sorry, not the same kind of player.
It was a joke, Bear!
Did not the penultimate sentence give that away?
He asked for my thoughts and I gave them. PERIOD. Don’t like it, tough. If it is a joke, say so.
Lighten up Francis. It’s called humor.
I really hope we find some random 12 year old right now in Japan named Shohei or Yoshinobu while we’re at it.
Kiss my grits Dano.
I think someone traded RCRay for someone named RCRay.
Think how much money the team can save by giving Muncy Muncy’s uniform. Just the savings on reusing the name on the back would make the deal worthwhile.
Paging Will Smith or Will Smith or Will Smith. Wow I’m so confused!
Book em
This team has too many Hernandez’
Very nice win last night. Wrobleski is a Godsend! Guy wants the ball ! Pitches like his hair is on fire! So much for him not being a strikeout pitcher. 10-2? Nobody ever expected this! 2 more starts before the all star game. If he wins both starts, how does he not get a spot on the all star team? We don’t know what the future holds, but he should be in that rotation for a while!
Not sure why the Dodgers moved Ohtani back in his scheduled start, but it seems like the smart thing to do! A bullpen game today, still a very winnable game. A win and another Friar loss, and it’s a 12 game lead heading into the 4 game series. I think it would be mean Yamamoto Thursday, Ohtani Friday, and Sheehan Saturday, and Lauer Sunday. Nobody could have predicted this rotation! But should any of us be surprised?
Brock Stewart threw a nice inning last night. Mills too. All hands on deck for today!
Congratulations to Dave Roberts! Sometimes I wonder how much longer he wants to manage. Would another championship this season be enough? Just wondering, not predicting. But he sure has done a fantastic job with this team. Money or not, he’s managed the games like nobody else has in the last few years. So what ever he decides to do, he’s a hall of fame manager! Hopefully he’ll stick around for a few more years!
I swear Teo looked like Andy last night! Swinging at balls completely out of the strike zone ! Andy needs to have a talk with him!!! Really, it’s good to see Teo back!
Ryan Ward didn’t waste much time hitting a bomb last night! Hopefully they can find a mlb team that will take him and let him play. Probably projects a .240 hitter with 20-25 homers with someone else. Great young man!
Speaking of swinging wildly! Ohtani was looking for his shoes after a few swings last night! Not criticizing, just amazed how bad he can swing like that and next at bat hit one 440 feet.
The A’s have reason for optimism! Just need some pitching! Position wise? I like what they are putting on the field. Hopefully they can be in their new stadium soon!
The A’s will need an ABUNDANCE of pitching to truly compete especially when they move to their new stadium in Las Vegas where the baseball will travel a long way.
Isn’t that field supposed to have a dome? Pretty sure the interior temps won’t be close to what it is outside. Not many domed parks are homer havens.
Just?!!!!!
And they are missing starting position players on the IL: SS Jacob Wilson, LF Tyler Soderstrom, 2B/3B Zach Gelof, CF Denzel Clarke, DH Brent Rooker.
You guys see this quote from Edman after yesterday’s game?
“It really is an honor to just be a part of this team. It’s such a crazy accomplishment– 1,000 wins is just unbelievable if you really think about it. Couldn’t happen to a better guy. I’ve just loved every minute playing for him since I’ve gotten here. He’s so personable and makes it really easy to play for. He keeps things loose, and there’s a reason for why he’s won 1,000 games.”
I had some doubts about Roberts back in his early managerial years (often out-managed in real-time in the playoffs; seemed a step behind in crunch time), but boy has he done a great job since then. He believes in his players and they believe in him! Congratulations to Dave Roberts!!!
Edman to me is the epitome of a gamer. Guy plays like he loves dirt. And did you see Tommy Tanks homer? Dead central. It was no cheapie.
It was a shot
Having Edman is similar getting Trea Turner back from the Phillies. With Edman back, I can’t for the life of me, figure why we need Kike since Edman is a switch hitter. All it is going to do is send a young guy (probably Freeland) down. So we trade a young switch hitter for an aging utility player. Although not ready to anoint Freeland, but I think he is younger, better and hungrier than a guy who wants just wants another ring for a half season’s work.
Wrobo is the most valuable pitcher to this point. Simply because he has stepped in and made the loss of Snell and Glasnow irrelevant.
Who woulda thunk? A 12 game lead on July 1st with Betts hitting .244, Tucker hitting .239 and without Smith, Snell and Glasnow. It sure feels like this team could put it on cruise control for a while, resting older dudes, giving backups and young players some experience.
But there is that home field thing.
Still reading the chatter about where Skubal might land, I’ll save what I’ve read and my opinion on it to avoid another “I don’t think that’s right”. There will be competition from all those teams that want to dethrone the Dodgers. And after watching what he did to the Yankees yesterday, they are going to want him as much as any team.
DePaula, Tibbs III, and Ferris for Skubal.
DePaula, Tibbs III, Hope, Ko, and Ferris for Skenes.
Final offers!
I like it.
Mark,I thought you said there was NO need to trade for Skubal.
Well, we can all change our minds. I do not think they need him, but what a playoff rotation.
You are not getting Skubal or Skenes when the best pitcher going back to Detroit or Pittsburgh is Jackson Ferris. If they are not including Sheehan or Ryan, the Dodgers are not getting Skubal.
I do not know what it will take to get Casey Mize, who also shut down NYY the game before, but that is who I would focus on. He is a rental, but one who is certainly more apt to extend than Skubal. Don’t know if he is even leaning in that direction. With Yamamoto and Ohtani, the Dodgers do not need a #1. Mize would still be a playoff SP, but his prospect cost would be a lot less than Skubal.
I have to believe the Tigers would want MLB ready players in return. Especially on the pitching side.
They want pitching. They have no MLB ready pitching in their farm. They have a MLB Ready OF in Max Clark. They have a MLB ready INF in Max Anderson. Jackson Ferris is not getting an elite player or prospect in return.
I agree Jeff and I wouldn’t give up Ryan or Sheehan for a rental in Skubal.
Badger,
opinions don’t have to be verified or explained.
Jeff,who in your opinion do the Dodgers draft at pick #40 in the July 11th First Year Players’ Draft? The system is weak with highly regarded catchers,so could it be 18 year old Will Brick a 6ft. 2 inch. catcher from Christian Brothers High School?
Baseball America’s latest mock ($$$$)
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-mlb-mock-draft-5-0-updated-first-round-picks-after-the-college-world-series-draft-combine/
40. Dodgers — James Clark, SS, St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower, Calif.
MLB Pipeline has:
40. Dodgers: Taj Marchand, SS, James Island HS, Charleston, S.C. (No. 46)
ESPN has:
Taylor Rabe, RHP, Mississippi
I am working on my draft post now. Yes, Will Brick is in the discussion. How realistic? There are multiple negatives on the pick. He is a HS catcher, and they are difficult to predict. His offense is questionable, but not his defense. His defense is elite, and you know that makes me happy. His pitcher loved him on his Team USA under 18. He reclassified, so he is young. He just turned 18 June 6. Is he a potential regular or backup. He is from Tennessee, so super scout Marty Lamb will be all over this, and the Dodgers trust him. He is a development project that could very well pan out and excel. But do the Dodgers want a development project for catcher right now.
Second, he is committed to Mississippi State where I am sure the NIL$$$ will be bountiful. The Dodgers bonus pool is small to begin with. Are they going to go all in on a HS catcher with questions?
He is the best HS catcher in the draft, and the top college catchers will be long gone by the time the Dodgers pick.
When you are picking 40, you can call it a 1st round, but it really is a 2nd round pick. MLB Pipeline has him as the #51 ranked draft pick, so he fits at pick #40.
It will be interesting what we do since very likely there may only be half a season next year
Congratulations to Doc on his 1000th win! Great article Jeff on all the potential prospects or suspects.. The Dodger system is loaded compared to the NL West systems’ which are really weak. I’m sure AF/BG have a well thought-out plan for each of these players,by trade,being eventually on the Dodger MLB roster or they could be stuck in the system and eventually released. As Katie Woo of Athletic recently wrote an interesting article that AF/BG might feel it is a good time at this trading deadline to trade some of the prospects to strengthen areas of weakness in the system like catching and infielders.
“Roberts becomes fastest MLB manager to 1,000 career wins”.
Read an article about the Dodgers loaded outfield prospects and suggested the team clear the logjam by trading DePaula, Tibbs, Erdhard and, of course, Ward, since there is no room in the Dodgers outfield for the next two or three years. The point was that their value would never be higher and we have plenty of talent at The two A clubs to support the move.
At first I thought it was crazy but the author made his point, no room at the inn. Putting 3 juicy prospects out there would reap an ace or two, fill in the catching gap and maybe a few future stars.
Losing those guys would suck, but I felt the same way when I sold my 86 El Camino. I got over it.
Teo has just one year on his contract. They can open spots by trading Teo and Call. Tucker in my view so far has been hugely disappointing. Maybe he turns it around and maybe he does not. Kike will most likely not be back in 27. Right now, I believe the 27 season is in serious jeopardy since MLB is really pushing for a cap, and the MLBPA is not going to fold on that.
My trip to Ft. Wayne was a very fun and information-gathering evening. I sat in the Loons Broadcast Room right beside their announcer, John Vicari. He is under 30 and a rising star in the announcing ranks. He is starting the same way Joe Davis started. I was in and out of booth during the entire game. I interviewed the chefs before the game and Paul Beachy (the Loons Bus Driver) during the first inning. We did the interview in the Pressbox, and it lasted about 15 minutes. I asked a few questions and gave him the platform.
Like everyone (and I mean EVERYone) I talked to last night, to a man, they think Mike Sirota will be the better player in MLB. They say he understands the science of hitting more than anyone they have ever talked to. When I hear that the Dodgers would trade anyone not named DePaula for Skubal, I think Sirota is the untouchable one. His makeup is off the charts.
You will see the interviews later this week.
I have had a gut feeling for the last year that Sirota will be the first of the OF prospects to get the call.