The Dodgers’ roster churn kept rolling this week, with 11 more players officially hitting free agency, according to the club’s transaction log on MiLB.com.
The group includes a mix of big-league depth arms, infield and outfield depth pieces, and several long-time organizational players who spent the season working their way through the minors. A few had brief looks in Los Angeles, while others never got past Triple-A or Double-A in 2026.
Among the names on the list is Austin Barnes, one of the few who saw major league time with the Dodgers this year. Barnes posted a 6.30 ERA over 10 innings for LA, while turning in a 3.70 ERA in 56 innings at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
The 31-year-old also spent time with the Chicago Cubs in 2026 before the Dodgers claimed him off waivers. Los Angeles designated him for assignment multiple times, but he stayed in the organization until now.
Bobby Miller Irvin also made one appearance for the Dodgers in 2026, his first MLB outing since 2024. That outing came against the Boston Red Sox, and he allowed six runs in six innings.
At Triple-A OKC, he put together a 3.33 ERA over 28 starts. The 32-year-old owns a 4.58 career ERA across seven MLB seasons and 599 innings.
Dustin Robertson’s path back to the Dodgers was a winding one. Drafted by Los Angeles in the seventh round in 2019, he debuted with the club in 2023, then was traded to the Boston Red Sox.
Since then, he’s also spent time in the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays before returning to LA this offseason.
The Dodgers also lost a pair of pitchers who spent the year in the upper minors. Alejandro Rosario, signed as an international free agent in 2018, stayed in Triple-A all season and logged a 3.99 ERA in 52 relief appearances with 80 strikeouts over 65.1 innings.
Ryan, who last pitched in the majors in 2024, joined the organization this offseason and posted a 5.19 ERA over 76.1 innings in Triple-A. He’s the older brother of River Ryan, whom the Dodgers traded to the Detroit Tigers in the Tarik Skubal trade.
Another pitcher, Suarez, has been in the Dodgers system since 2018 after signing as an international free agent. He spent the entire 2026 season at Double-A Tulsa and recorded a 4.67 ERA across 69.1 innings.
On the position-player side, Fitzgerald made his MLB debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2025 and hit .296 over 24 games with four home runs and an OPS of .758. The Dodgers claimed him off waivers in January, and he then tore through Triple-A OKC with a .315/.375/.485 line over 137 games, along with 16 home runs, 102 RBIs and an .861 OPS.
Gorski also reached the majors in 2025, debuting with the Pittsburgh Pirates and hitting .195 with two home runs and an OPS of .605 in 15 games. He signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers last July and hit .223 with an OPS of .697 in 41 games for the OKC Comets.
Meza, 23, has been in the organization since 2019 and spent all of 2026 at High-A Great Lakes. He hit .245 with 10 home runs and an OPS of .712.
The Dodgers added Tromp this past August while dealing with injuries behind the plate. He played in 18 games for OKC and also spent time with the Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves this year. The 31-year-old has appeared in 88 MLB games since debuting in 2020, batting .208 with an OPS of .559.
Quiroz, who signed with the Dodgers as an international free agent in 2019, hit .288 with an OPS of .776 in 14 games at Double-A this season.
With these 11 departures, the Dodgers’ minor league free-agent list grows again as the offseason continues to take shape.
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