Dodgers promote 3 top prospects including Reds trade acquisition to Double-A

The Dodgers might have the most prospects in MLB's top 100 or even any in their top 10, but they were still named baseball's No. 1 farm system during midseason rerankings. Even Dodgers diehards can probably admit that might be a little bit of a stretch, but there's no doubt that LA has an abundance of talent in their minor league system.

Josue De Paula, their No. 1 prospect (and No. 12 in baseball), has been garnering attention ever since he was signed out of the Dominican Republic as an international free agent in 2022. He's been repeatedly compared to Yordan Alvarez, a notorious Dodgers trade regret, and was this year's All-Star Futures Game's MVP for his go-ahead three run homer against the American League.

De Paula, along with No. 2 prospect (No. 19 overall) Zyhir Hope, No. 13 Adam Serwinowski, and pitcher Cam Day were promoted to Double-A Tulsa on Tuesday.

Both Hope and Serwinowski came over to the Dodgers via trade — Hope in the Michael Busch deal last season and Serwinowski in the three-way deal with the Reds and Rays at this year's trade deadline that's paid off more than anyone would've predicted.

Dodgers promote top prospects Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, Adam Serwinowski to Double-A

De Paula left High-A Great Lakes with a .263 average and .827 OPS in 98 games; Hope .264/.428 in 121 games; and Serwinowski with a 1.83 ERA in 34 1/3 innings. Day, who's unranked and was an undrafted free agent signing in 2023, had a 4.17 ERA in 73 1/3 innings.

De Paula and Hope were certainly the two most well-rounded players on the Loons' roster this season — they led all qualified hitters in OPS. De Paula's great .408 OBP is reflected in the fact that he's walked almost as many times as he's struck out (81 walks, 86 Ks), and Hope is second on the RBI leaderboard with 75, just one behind leader Logan Wagner.

Serwinowski has been absolutely dominant since he came over from the Reds' organization. He only pitched six starts in High-A, but went 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his org debut and only gave up one hit while striking out nine. Control seem to be a persistent issue for him (he walked 14 batters and hit four more), but his seven-inning, one-run, no-walk, 12-strikeout performance on Aug. 29 almost certainly punched his ticket to Double-A.

De Paula, Hope, and Serwinowski's promotions are a reminder that the Dodgers tend to have their cake and eat it, too. Even though all eyes are on the major league team, made up almost entirely of high-paid stars, there's a lot of homegrown talent — either drafted well or traded for — we'll see in the not-so-distant future.