The Dodgers don’t exactly lack talent, but the lineup’s finish to 2026 showed why the organization is looking hard at the next wave. With an aging group of position players and an offense that stumbled late, Los Angeles may need its farm system to provide a jolt sooner rather than later.
Josue De Paula already got a look toward the end of 2026, and his showing could push the Dodgers to lean on younger hitters more aggressively moving forward. Two other names in the system are worth circling for 2027: James Tibbs III and Mike Sirota.
Tibbs, acquired at the 2025 deadline from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dustin May, arrived with plenty of intrigue after being a first-round pick in the 2024 draft. His path has been a winding one. He started in the Giants organization, moved to Boston as part of the Rafael Devers trade, then landed with the Dodgers after a quiet stretch in the Red Sox system.
Once he settled in, Tibbs started producing. He looked strong in 36 games with the Dodgers’ Double-A affiliate last season, then exploded at the start of 2026 with seven home runs in his first eight games.
He kept it rolling across the Pacific Coast League and finished the year with the Oklahoma City Comets with 30 homers, 107 RBIs and a .941 OPS over 141 games. A first baseman who can also handle the corners of the outfield, Tibbs could give the Dodgers another power option behind Teoscar Hernandez or Kyle Tucker when rest days or matchup-driven decisions come into play.
Sirota followed a different route to the same organization. The Dodgers originally drafted him out of high school, but he chose college to boost his standing before an injury dropped him to the third round. He later came to Los Angeles from the Cincinnati Reds before the 2025 season.
His 2026 season turned into a rapid climb. Sirota opened in High-A, then surged up the ladder thanks to a remarkable on-base streak that stretched to 72 games across High-A and Double-A.
He got a brief taste of Triple-A late in the year, appearing in two games and collecting two hits, three walks and a run. He also played in the postseason with Oklahoma City, where he posted four hits, five walks and two RBIs in four games.
Sirota’s game is different from Tibbs’, but the Dodgers would likely view him in a similar role if he reaches the majors next season. Between the two of them, Los Angeles has more than one path to adding offense if the big-league lineup runs into the same kind of late-season issues again.
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