The Dodgers didn’t waste time filling the opening that came when Josue De Paula got the call to replace injured two-way star Shohei Ohtani on Friday, Sept. 11. With De Paula headed up, another pair of highly regarded outfielders is now on the move.
Charles Davalan and Eduardo Quintero, both consensus Top 100 prospects, were added to the Tulsa Drillers’ roster Sunday after Los Angeles promoted them from advanced Class-A Great Lakes. The timing stands out because the Drillers have only five or six games left in the regular season, which means both players are walking into Tulsa with little time to settle in.
Davalan, 22, was the 41st overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. At Great Lakes, he put together a big season with 24 home runs, 72 RBIs and a .292/.402/.535 slash line.
Quintero, 20, came to the Dodgers as an international signing out of Venezuela in January 2023. He hit .309/.445/.495 at Great Lakes and swiped 44 bases in 51 tries.
The move isn’t shocking on talent alone. It’s the calendar that makes it interesting.
Tulsa has already locked up a spot in the Texas League playoffs, and that postseason format includes two best-of-three series that can stretch the season all the way to Sept. 23.
Davalan is set to hit leadoff and start in left field in his Tulsa debut. There’s a little extra wrinkle there, too: Tulsa is facing the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, not far from where Davalan became a star in college at the University of Arkansas.
For the Dodgers, the point is simple enough. They get a look at two more premium prospects against a higher level of competition, and they get it right away.
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