3 Dodgers (non-prospect) non-roster invitees who could crash the party in 2026

The headliners of the Dodgers' 32-man non-roster invitee list were the nine top prospects they're bringing to Camelback Ranch — including Nos. 1 and 2 Josue De Paula and Zyhir Hope.

But further down the list are players whose names fans might recognize; guys who have broken into the major leagues one way or the other, but are now looking to find their way back.

Arguably, these players have a better chance of making the Dodgers roster at some point in the season. Sometimes, even bad major league experience is better than none at all. Here are three we might see in 2026.

3 Dodgers (non-prospect) non-roster invitees who could crash the party in 2026

Seby Zavala

If you had no idea that the Dodgers ever signed Zavala, you're not alone. It was a blink-and-you-miss-it transaction on Feb. 5, and it's a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.

Zavala is a journeyman — the Dodgers are his fifth organization — and he's broken into the big leagues with the White Sox (the team that drafted him), Mariners, and Diamondbacks. He was most recently with the Red Sox on a minor league deal, but he elected free agency at the end of the 2025 season.

The Dodgers letting go of Ben Rortvedt again makes a little more sense when, as it turns out, they already had Zavala in their back pocket. There's little in the way of catching depth in the Dodgers' system, but Zavala could find himself in the majors if there are any untimely injuries for Will Smith or Dalton Rushing again in 2026.

Nick Senzel

2016's second overall pick signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers in April, and he ended up staying with the Dodgers for the rest of the season, though he never made the major league roster. He returned to the Dodgers on another silent transaction — you guessed it, a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.

He .252 with a .749 OPS between Double- and Triple-A, which doesn't make him look like a guy even the Dodgers are capable of reviving. Still, he has major league experience, and he could be called up in a pinch in the event of an injury to Max Muncy (and if, for some reason, all of Hyeseong Kim, Miguel Rojas, and Alex Freeland are unavailable).

Cole Irvin

Irvin is another recent addition, having taken a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training with the Dodgers on Feb. 1, coming off of a year in Korea with the Doosan Bears. He pitched 144 2/3 innings to a 4.48 ERA there.

He has a much better chance than Zavala or Senzel of getting to the majors with the Dodgers. You can never really say that the Dodgers have too much pitching, given how quickly their pitchers get hurt and how long they tend to stay hurt. Blake Snell's Opening Day status is already up in the air.

The likeliest scenario is us seeing him for a very small stretch of games in September, kind of like Andrew Heaney last season. But you never know — the Dodgers have done more with less.