The Dodgers’ 2027 roster picture is still taking shape, but one surprise name is already being floated as a possible fit: Zach Ehrhard.
MLB.com’s Sonja Chen pegged Ehrhard as a candidate to give Los Angeles a right-handed bat off the bench. In her view, the 23-year-old prospect could carve out a role while the Dodgers sort through a crowded mix of outfield options.
“Ehrhard, the team’s No. 15 prospect who spent all of the past season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, could be an option to add a right-handed bat to the bench,” Chen wrote.
Chen’s projection also has MLB No. 4 prospect Josue De Paula stepping into a starting outfield job, which would give the Dodgers left-handed bats in both corner spots. That leaves Teoscar Hernandez and Alex Call fighting for what may be just one opening - or possibly none at all.
“That leaves one spot for Hernández or Call - although both have an unclear fit,” she wrote. “If the Dodgers are comfortable with their outfield mix skewing young, then they could potentially move on from both of them.”
Ehrhard’s path to this conversation started at the 2025 trade deadline, when the Dodgers acquired him and James Tibbs III in the deal that sent Dustin May to the Boston Red Sox. Ehrhard finished that season in Double-A, where he hit five home runs, drove in 20 runs and posted a .857 OPS.
He then spent all of 2026 in Triple-A with the Comets, appearing in 138 games and putting together the best full-season numbers of his career. Ehrhard hit 20 homers, drove in 933 RBIs and finished with a .872 OPS.
Tibbs is also in the mix for an outfield role, and he brings his own appeal after a strong Triple-A season. But Chen noted that his left-handed bat could make him a less natural fit if the Dodgers are already leaning that way in the outfield.
Mike Sirota is another name to watch, though he only reached Triple-A at the end of the season. That likely gives the Dodgers reason to keep him in the minors a little longer before making a decision on his major league future.
Beyond Tibbs and Sirota, Chen pointed out that most of the Dodgers’ other outfield prospects are still too young or too inexperienced to be considered real big league options right now.
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