Josue De Paula is still the headliner in the Dodgers’ farm system, and Baseball Prospectus made that clear in its 2027 rankings. After finishing 2026 as the organization’s top prospect and even getting a brief taste of the major league postseason following his September debut, De Paula sits No. 1 again heading into 2027.
The bigger story, though, is how heavily the Dodgers’ prospect pipeline leans toward the outfield. Mike Sirota comes in at No.
2, Eduardo Quintero is right behind him at No. 3, and Charles Davalan lands at No. 7.
That gives the Dodgers four outfielders among their top seven prospects, with shortstop Emil Morales breaking up the run at No. 4.
Sirota’s rise is hard to miss. He opened last season in High-A Great Lakes, moved up to Double-A Tulsa, and then finished in the Triple-A playoffs with Oklahoma City. Across 108 games, he put together a loud offensive line: .307/.461/.526 with 28 doubles, 17 homers, and 100 walks.
Baseball Prospectus’ Jeffrey Paternostro sees a bat with real upside, even if the contact profile comes with some risk. “While Sirota is not likely to maintain those high batting averages further up the chain, the hit tool should play a bit above-average despite his below-average contact rates, because he can start his swing late and still do a lot of damage.
And the more types of swings and types of pitches you can hit hard, the more often you will find gaps in the grass. That’s not to say there is no hit tool risk here, of course, and you can find Double-A arms that had success getting it in Sirota’s kitchen.
Given his power and ability to draw walks, however, if he even hits .250 in the majors he would be a first-division starter, even in a corner.”
De Paula, Sirota, Quintero and Morales were all top-101 prospects in Baseball Prospectus’ pre-2026 rankings, and they now make up the top four Dodgers prospects for 2027. They had already been part of the system’s top five before last season, along with Zyhir Hope, who has since been traded.
There’s also movement lower in the list. Christian Zazueta, who won a Branch Rickey Award as the Dodgers’ minor league pitcher of the year for the second straight season, jumps to No. 5 after being ranked 16th last offseason. De Paula also won a Branch Rickey Award, taking home the Dodgers’ minor league player of the year honor.
Another notable name is Bo Lowrance, last year’s Dodgers first-round pick. The high school shortstop enters the top 10 at No. 8 as he waits for his professional debut.
Paternostro described the 6-foot-5 Lowrance this way: “He does have a pretty-and pretty simple-left-handed swing, but Lowrance has a weird mishmash of skills that don’t fit his frame nor his profile,” Paternostro wrote of the 6’5 Lowrance. “The Dodgers have the luxury of time with this sort of a position player project-and a near-best-in-class player development apparatus backing it-but like a lot of their prospects on this list, the org’s biggest swings don’t always make contact.”
Hyun-Seok Jang also made a significant leap, climbing from 21st in the system before 2026 to No. 10 heading into 2027. Paternostro pointed to durability as the main hurdle. “The only thing keeping Jang from being ranked with the top pitching prospects in the system is his inability to stay on the mound for a full season,” Paternostro wrote.
Baseball Prospectus’ top 10 Dodgers prospects for 2027 are De Paula, Sirota, Quintero, Morales, Zazueta, Zach Root, Davalan, Harlan, Lowrance and Jang.
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