Dodgers notes: Prospect placements, Shohei Ohtani, Emmet Sheehan

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GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 14, 2026: Eduardo Quintero #85 of the Los Angeles Dodgers prepares to bat during a minor league spring training game against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on March 14, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images

The minor league season is now underway in full, with all four Dodgers affiliates playing games on Friday night for the first time this year.

Most of the big prospect names are accounted for on the various rosters. Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, and Adam Serwinowski are in Double-A Tulsa. Eduardo Quintero, Mike Sirota, Charles Davalan, Zach Root, and Christian Zazueta are with High-A Great Lakes. Emil Morales, Joendry Vargas, Landyn Vidourek, and Chase Harlan are in Class-A Ontario.

James Tibbs III is piling up extra-base hits alongside Zach Ehrhard in the Triple-A Oklahoma City outfield, and River Ryan is set to start for the Comets on Saturday. Alex Freeland is in the majors, platooning at second base.

Those 16 players were all ranked among the Dodgers’ top 10 prospects entering 2026 by at least one of Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs, ESPN, and The Athletic. The other two mentioned on top-10 lists are pitcher Jackson Ferris (fifth at BA, ninth at ESPN, 10th at The Athletic) and outfielder Ching-Hsien Ko (eighth at The Athletic), and both are currently in extended spring training, per Jim Callis at MLB.com.

Another notable prospect also at extended spring training, per Callis, is shortstop Kellon Lindsey, the speedster drafted in the first round in 2024 and ranked as high as 12th in the system by Baseball Prospectus and The Athletic. Lindsey played 28 games for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga in 2025 before going on the injured list in May. Outside of four rehab games in the Arizona Complex League, Lindsey didn’t play after July 10 last year. He played in one major league game this spring, on March 21, the last day of camp in Arizona.

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Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run of the season in Friday’s win over the Washington Nationals. Chunichi Sports caught up with the fan who caught the ball in the right field stands at Nationals Park.

Emmet Sheehan got through 5 2/3 innings in Friday’s win over the Nationals, and earned praise after the game, per Maddie Lee at the Los Angeles Times:

“He looked like a major-league starter, and not a guy that’s cutting his teeth,” Roberts said of the way Sheehan finished. “It’s a tough lineup in the sense for a right-handed pitcher, there’s a lot of left-handed hitters. … I do think it was a step in the right direction.”

Sam Miller at his Pebble Hunting newsletter wondered whether the ABS challenge system will do away with the 3-0 auto-strike.

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