Dustin May deal gets even worse for all but Dodgers after another prospect’s Triple-A feat

It's not earth-shattering news to reveal that the Los Angeles Dodgers won the Dustin May trade with the Boston Red Sox last season. James Tibbs III has turned heads since his arrival in the Dodgers' organization, and the latest feat from Zach Ehrhard — the lesser known piece of that deal — somehow makes the trade look even worse for the Red Sox.

Ehrhard opened the 2026 season with Triple-A Oklahoma City and is off to a blistering hot start. The 23-year-old outfielder is slashing .333/.403/.533 through his first 65 plate appearances with a wRC+ of 148. Ehrhard doesn't quite have the power grade that Tibbs has, but he does have speed.

Speed that took center stage during his inside-the-park home run with the Comets on Wednesday night. But this wasn't your ordinary inside-the-parker, where the bases are empty and the guy is just flying around the bases. Ehrhard certainly turned on the jets, but the bases were loaded. He turned his efforts into an inside-the-park grand slam.

As is the case with every inside-the-park home run, there often is a need for some shenanigans. The ball took a wild bounce off the left-center field wall, and with Ehrhard's speed, that's all he needed.

Dustin May trade keeps on giving for the Dodgers

The trade defied logic at the time. By the time the trade deadline rolled around last summer, May was nothing more than depth for the Dodgers. They certainly needed that depth at various points of the 2025 season, but he was easily expendable with his 4.85 ERA. Adding the fact that he was also an impending free agent added to the laughable move that was the Red Sox offering up a return of substance for the 28-year-old pitcher.

May is now with the St. Louis Cardinals, and things don't look any better. He has an ERA of 9.45 through his first three starts of the year and is striking out under 18% of the hitters he's faced.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers are sitting with yet another outfield prospect who could be quickly ascending toward the top of their system. There's still a gap between the top outfield prospects and Ehrhard, currently viewed as the team's No. 17 prospect, but he certainly has the look of someone who could thrive at the backend of the roster for the Dodgers at the end of the season.

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