Josue De Paula leads the Dodgers' minor league prospects, followed by Zyhir Hope and Emil Morales. The latest rankings show significant movement among the top players.
Key points
Josue De Paula remains the top prospect for the Dodgers
Zyhir Hope is ranked second in the system
Emil Morales is now fourth in the rankings
The rankings were updated by Kiley McDaniel at ESPN
The recap focuses on the Dodgers' minor leagues
Josue De PaulaZyhir HopeEmil MoralesLos Angeles Dodgers
TULSA, OKLAHOMA - APRIL 19: Josue de Paula #55 of the Tulsa Drillers stands in the batter's box during a game against the Arkansas Travelers at ONEOK Field on April 19, 2026 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images
TULSA, OKLAHOMA - APRIL 19: Josue de Paula #55 of the Tulsa Drillers stands in the batter's box during a game against the Arkansas Travelers at ONEOK Field on April 19, 2026 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images
De Paula had two hits for Tulsa on Friday, including a three-run double in the seventh inning that broke the game open.
Triple-A Oklahoma City
The Comets added three runs in the seventh inning and three more in the ninth to pull away from the Round Rock Express (Rangers).
Jack Suwinski’s two hits drove in the first two runs for the Comets, with a second-inning double and fourth-inning single. The outfielder has a seven-game hitting streak, including an extra-base hit in each of those seven contests. His last three games have been two-hit affairs.
Q&A
Who are the top prospects in the Dodgers' minor league system?
The top prospects are Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, and Emil Morales.
What position does Josue De Paula play?
Josue De Paula is an outfielder for the Tulsa Drillers.
Where did Josue De Paula rank in the latest prospect rankings?
Josue De Paula is currently ranked first in the Dodgers' prospect rankings.
What recent changes occurred in the Dodgers' prospect rankings?
Zyhir Hope moved up to second place, and Emil Morales is now ranked fourth.
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Suwinski also walked to open up a three-run seventh, during which Oklahoma City benefitted from a no-out fielder’s choice, an error, and a wild pitch by old friend Alexis Díaz.
Jerming Rosario struck out five in two scoreless innings of relief, but after the Comets widened their lead to 8-1, he was not brought back out for the ninth, robbing us of a potential three-inning save.
Double-A Tulsa
The Drillers outfield was productive in a win over the San Antonio Missions (Padres). In addition to De Paula, Hope had two hits as well and drove in Tulsa’s first run of the night. Kendall George drove in the go-ahead run by getting hit by a pitch in the seventh, also singled, and scored twice. The outfielders combined for five hits, five RBI, and four runs scored.
After a one of his two blow-up starts this season last Friday, Payton Martin matched his season high with five innings with deuces wild against San Antonio, allowing two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.
Shortstop Elijah Hainline was hit by a pitch in the right hand in the fourth inning and was examined by a team trainer, but remained in the game and played the rest of the way.
High-A Great Lakes
Great Lakes in April set franchise records for both wins (16) and home runs (28) while averaging 5.92 runs per game, and started off May with a shutout loss to the Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals). The game was tight nearly the whole way, 1-0 until Peoria piled on with five runs in the top of the ninth inning. It’s the first time the Loons were shut out in 2026.
Starter Logan Tabeling pitched a career-high six innings, and struck out six with only one walk, and allowed a run on four hits in a tough-luck loss. The 24-year-old right-hander has a 2.37 ERA with a 19.2-percent strikeout-minus-walk rate in his 19 innings this year.
The Loons had only five hits in the game, including a double and single by center fielder Eduardo Quintero.
Class-A Ontario
Ricardo Montero and Jecsua Liborius combined to allow five runs in a busy seventh inning in Ontario’s home loss to the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres).
Morales homered, tripled, walked, drove in two runs, and scored two. He leads the Tower Buzzers in hits (32), extra-base hits (16), and runs batted in (27) in his 23 games.
Mairo Martinus had a two-run triple. He played right field on Friday, for the fourth time this season, to go with 13 starts at second base and two games in center field. Last year he started games at second, third, shortstop, and all three outfield positions.
Isaac Ayon struck out four and walked one with one unearned run allowed in his four-inning start.
Transaction
Class-A: Nineteen-year-old catcher Francisco Espinoza joined Ontario from Arizona, filling in for Anson Aroz, the switch-hitter drafted in the 19th round last year out of Oregon who is still active but last played on Sunday.
