Baseball Prospectus unveiled its top prospects on Wednesday
, and the usual quartet of outfielders are among five Dodgers ranked in the top 101 prospects in baseball heading into 2026.Josue De Paula is the top-ranked Dodgers prospect, which was telegraphed in November when the Baseball Prospectus team ranking list was released. On the national list, De Paula is ranked 14th this year, down a bit from ninth overall last preseason.
BP wasn’t just high on De Paula last year. They ranked his outfield teammate
Zyhir Hope eighth overall, the highest 2025 rankings for both. This year, Hope is ranked 18th overall. The only outfield prospects ranked above De Paula and Hope are No. 1 overall Konnor Griffin, a Pirates shortstop/outfielder, plus Max Clark of the Tigers (sixth) and Carson Benge of the Mets (10th).
Hope hit .266/.376/.428 with a 131 wRC+, 13 home runs, 29 doubles, and 27 stolen bases in 127 games last season, the bulk of which for High-A Great Lakes before getting promoted to Double-A Tulsa for the final week of the season. He also played in the MLB Futures Game in Atlanta in July.
“A sub-70% contact rate in the low minors is a bright crimson flag, although Hope was less of a passive, pick-a-keyhole slugger in 2025 than previous years,” Jeffrey Paternostro wrote of Hope in November. “There’s some kinks to work out at the plate for sure, and he’s unlikely to bump above an average hit tool in the majors, but the on-base and slugging ability should still carry the day.”
Shortstop Emil Morales is the only non-outfielder Dodger ranked in BP’s top 101, checking in at 56th overall. That’s his highest ranking to date on the four top-100/101 lists he’s made
