2025 MLB Farm Review: Los Angeles Dodgers

Rancho Cucamonga’s final year as a Dodgers affiliate saw many high-end players play for the Quakes.

Two outfielders starred for the team this past season: Eduardo Quintero and Mike Sirota. Neither had difficulties with Low-A pitching, as Sirota (1.130 OPS) and Quintero (.959 OPS) were able to hit for power. The former cracked seven home runs and 17 extra-base hits over 24 contests. Quintero hit a team-high 14 home runs and stole 35 bases, tied for second.

What Quintero did was extremely impressive. But the same can be said for Sirota, acquired last January from the Reds. Sirota didn’t hit well in his junior season with Northeastern, and as I noted at the time, looked in-between at times. This past year, he performed like a first-round pick.

Speaking of first-round picks, Kellon Lindsey had nine extra-base hits and 10 stolen bases over 28 games. The 20-year-old had a high Whiff% (34%) in what was an injury-shortened season.

The Quakes also got some help from the 2025 MLB Draft. Charles Davalan, who tore through the NCAA last year with the Arkansas Razorbacks, had five extra-base hits over eight games.

Moving on to the pitching staff, Sean Paul Linan (42.5% Whiff%) and Christian Zazueta (35.9% Whiff%) were excellent. Zazaueta was acquired nearly two years ago in a trade with the Yankees.

Great Lakes Loons

The Great Lakes Loons saw many high-end hitters come through the doors of Dow Diamond last year. Including several former first and second-round picks, and arguably the best prospect in the system, Josue De Paula.

It would probably be a good idea to start with De Paula, the 2025 Futures Game MVP winner. The 20-year-old slashed .263/.406/.421 with 12 home runs, 29 extra-base hits, and swiped 32 bases. Additionally, he walked 81 times over 98 games played, juxtaposed to 86 strikeouts.

When thinking of an ideal player, what would you want? Speed, power, and ability to make contact consistently? De Paula checks those boxes. His 26.1% LD% ranked among the top-15 of the Midwest League. Willing to go with pitches to the opposite field, he’s also not a high swing-and-miss hitter, either. A sub-25% Whiff% on De Paula.

Jake Gelof had one of the highest FB% (35.7%) in the Midwest League this season. He doesn’t swing and miss as much as his brother Zack. Gelof slashed .224/.318/.454 with 16 home runs and 40 extra-base hits over 88 contests.

Zyhir Hope, one of the most exciting prospects in the Dodgers’ system, hit 13 home runs and 43 extra-base hits with the Loons, one year removed after a shortened, mini-breakout from him in 2024. However, the swing-and-miss is high. A 34.1% rate that ranked among the bottom-25.

Eduardo Quintero (22.7% Whiff%) performed very well after the move to High-A, as he posted a .824 OPS as a 19-year-old.

Mike Sirota (27.7% Whiff%) posted a 1.014 OPS in 35 games, illustrating that the stock is still high despite a down 2024 in college.

And then, there’s Kendall George. George, a former first-round pick, is not a power hitter by any means. However, George has a knack for getting on base and working counts, which works into his real strength: running. The 21-year-old swiped 100 bases (!) in High-A last season.

Moving to the pitching staff, the Dodgers were able to simultaneously buy and reload the farm in July. Los Angeles traded away Sean Paul Linan, a plus groundball pitcher who’s got a good changeup, to get Alex Call. However, LA was able to add Adam Serwinowski (31.8% Whiff%), one of the best strikeout pitchers in the Midwest League.

Former fourth-round pick Wyatt Crowell (33.6% Whiff%) also pitched very well, despite the walks (57 over 78 IP).

Tulsa Drillers

It’s been two years since the Dodgers acquired Jackson Ferris , who was brought in alongside Zyhir Hope, in the trade that sent Michael Busch to Chicago. The trade worked out very well for the Cubs but the same can be said for the Dodgers. That’s because while Hope is developing into a good power hitter, Ferris has the potential to be a high-strikeout pitcher at the next level.

Ferris punched out a team-best 135 strikeouts over 125 innings for the Drillers this past season. The left-hander sat roughly in the middle of the pack in Whiff% (27.1%) among pitchers who induced at least 400 swings in the Texas League last season. Can backfoot a slider and generate a lot of groundballs, which also explains how he kept the ball (nine total HR) in the park.

Aside from Ferris, reliever Ronan Kopp did enough to earn a spot on the 40-man roster. Kopp, a left-hander who possesses a hard fastball that can hit 99 MPH, coupled with a low-90s slider, struck out 50 over 32 innings. His 40.4% Whiff% was first among pitchers with 200+ induced swings.

Moving on to the offense, the home run leader among Drillers players was Chris Newell, who hit 20 home runs and also stole 24 bases. However, a high Whiff% (36.1%).

Additionally, the Dodgers were able to turn Dustin May into two power-hitting outfield prospects: James Tibbs and Zach Ehrhard.

In what was a small sample size, Ehrhard, a fourth-round pick from Oklahoma State in 2024, made a big impact in Tulsa. The 22-year-old posted the second-highest FB% (37.7%) in the circuit, a sub-17% Whiff%, and one of the highest take rates in the Texas League.

That’s all well and good but it helps to have the production to back it up, as well. Ehrhard hit five home runs, 13 extra-base hits, and 14 total stolen bases over 34 contests for the Drillers.

Tibbs, whom we covered more in our Giants farm review recap, slashed .269/.407/.493 with seven home runs and 14 extra-base hits over 36 contests. Like Ehrhard, Tibbs will work the strike zone and was a high take hitter in Double-A.

Oklahoma City Comets

If you look at the statsheet for the Oklahoma City Comets’ 2025 team, Ryan Ward‘s name stands out like a sore thumb.

Drafted back in 2019 out of Bryant University, the longtime Minor Leaguer bullied his way through Triple-A. Ward finished with the most barrels (50) in Triple-A last season, as part of a 36-home run season. He also finished above the league median in Chase% (26.3%) and rarely swung and missed. The 27-year-old walked 83 times over 143 contests.

Ward earned himself a spot on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster this past November.

Aside from that outstanding year, the 2025 campaign also saw two high-end prospects force their way to the Majors: Dalton Rushing and Alex Freeland.

Rushing was promoted in mid-May after he feasted on Triple-A hitting. He worked his way into a backup role with the Dodgers, as Will Smith occupies the catcher’s spot.

Freeland, called up in the second half, had a knack for working counts and taking pitches. The former UCF standout ranked in the top-20% of the Pacific Coast League in Chase% (18.1%), which helped him next 83 walks to finish second on the team in walks. Additionally, Freeland tallied 46 extra-base hits.

Believe it or not, the king of the Comets last season in terms of walks was Austin Gauthier, a wily infielder who was a Minor League signing years ago out of Hofstra University in Nassau County, New York. While Gauthier is a fringe power hitter, his 17.5% Chase% ranked in the top-15 of all Triple-A hitters.

Lastly, we’ll put a bow on the Dodgers’ career of James Outman. Outman, now with the Twins, posted a very high 14.5% Barrel%, as he hit 20 home runs over 70 contests. However, 101 total strikeouts and a 34.9% Whiff% were examples of why Outman didn’t stick as a Major Leaguer with LA.

As for the pitching staff, several Comets, including Will Klein and Justin Wrobleski, played a role in the World Series win for the Dodgers in 2025. However, we should also touch on Bobby Miller, the once-former top prospect.

Miller walked 61 batters over 90.2 innings in OKC.

Early Projected Top 5 for 2026

1. Josue De Paula
2. Jackson Ferris
3. Eduardo Quintero
4. Mike Sirota
5. Alex Freeland

Nailing down a top-five for the Dodgers’ system is a ridiculous task. Why? For as good as their MLB roster is, the Dodgers have arguably the deepest farm system in the league.

Prospects like Hope, Davalan, George, and Zachary Root could be top-five prospects in many other organizations. However, none of those players made the Dodgers’ top five.

De Paula is arguably the most well-rounded prospect among the five here. Freeland is knocking on the door, while Ferris, Sirota, and Quintero all have the chance to make it within the next year or two.

We don’t even have a place here for River Ryan, who missed all of 2025 but remains one of the best young pitchers in the game.