6 Dodgers who will immediately hit trade block with promising spring training performances

The Dodgers are just a few days away from the start of spring training, and some of them are already ahead of the game.

Everyone on the Dodgers' 40-man roster and a whopping 32 non-roster invitees will be at Camelback Ranch. Many are guaranteed roles, some are fighting to be the last few guys at the end of the bench, and some are just there for the learning experience.

The players in the latter two camps could also represent trade opportunities to the Dodgers, if they manage to perform.

6 Dodgers who will immediately hit trade block with promising spring training performances

Zyhir Hope

The order of the Dodgers' top three prospects differ from outlet to outlet, but there's consensus on exactly who they are. Zyhir Hope, Josue De Paula, and Eduardo Quintero, all outfielders, led MLB Pipeline's end-of-season Dodgers top 30 last year and project to do the same in 2026. Hope and De Paula will both be in spring training with the major league team.

All three have similar profiles — especially Hope and De Paula, who finished out the year as teammates in Double-A Tulsa — but De Paula has been compared endlessly to Yordan Alvarez, one of Andrew Friedman's biggest trade regrets.

Hope has had the faster ascent, which might make him more enticing to trade partners by the deadline, especially if he's already been promoted to Triple-A and could make a late-season debut with a team that doesn't have anything to lose (the Twins, if they're swayed to give up Joe Ryan, for example).

Kyle Hurt, Bobby Miller, Landon Knack, Justin Wrobleski

Everyone here gets lumped into a single category because they're all fighting for the same (precious few) bullpen spots on the Opening Day roster, and all are clearly on the fringes.

Hurt hasn't pitched in a major league game since April 2024 after undergoing Tommy John in July of that year, Miller flamed out spectacularly in the majors and may be irredeemable, Knack has been outshone by Emmet Sheehan, and Wrobleski projects as a major league reliever, not a starter.

The Dodgers can keep any of these pitchers in the minors until further notice, or they can use positive spring training results to package them into a trade. LA is always hesitant to cut down pitching depth (which is understandable, given that they used 40 pitchers last season), but even they should be able to admit that they have a little too much excess.

Noah Miller

Miller ended the season as the Dodgers' No. 25 prospect and received an invitation to spring training despite a slightly rocky and injury-shortened year. He was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City at the beginning of the season, but spent rehab stints in Rookie ball and Double-A and only batted .238 with a .613 OPS in OKC.

The Dodgers are probably hoping he can bounce back from that well in 2026 so he makes himself a lot more tradable. Miller, a shortstop, doesn't have a chance of competing with Mookie Betts for any everyday role, and Betts has professed his desire to remain a shortstop through the rest of his career.

Even if the Dodgers found themselves down a middle infielder, it's more likely they would turn to top prospect Alex Freeland before looking further down the pipeline.