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Josue De Paula at DH against Marlins on Saturday

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Josue De Paula

LAD Right Fielder #90

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Josue De Paula is at DH and hitting seventh against the Marlins on Saturday.

It may be unrealistic to expect De Paula to blossom into an immediate fantasy superstar, but he’s that caliber of special talent as a hitter. The 21-year-old prodigy went 0-for-3 with a walk during his major-league debut on Friday night. He has a roughly two-week runway to show the Dodgers what he can do while Shohei Ohtani is on the injured list with knee and biceps issues. He does a phenomenal job of controlling the strike zone, makes a ton of contact and possesses elite raw power. Simply put, he checks almost every metaphorical box as a hitting prospect. He’s worthy of a speculative roster spot in all fantasy leagues based solely on his immense talent.

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Josue De Paula went 0-for-3 with a walk against the Marlins in his major-league debut on Friday.

De Paula went hitless in three at-bats, and was also thrown out attempting to steal a base, out of the seventh spot in Los Angeles’ lineup. The 21-year-old top prospect will serve as the club’s primary DH while two-way star Shohei Ohtani is on the injured list. It might be unrealistic to expect him to make a significant fantasy impact right away, but he’s one of the most talented prospects in the entire sport and boasts significant power potential.
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LAD Right Fielder #90

Dodgers selected the contract of OF Josue De Paula from Double-A Tulsa.

The 21-year-old phenom will make his MLB debut in Miami on Friday night where he’ll serve as the Dodgers’ designated hitter against the Marlins. De Paula has hit a blistering .303/.401/.547 with 27 homers and 31 stolen bases at Double-A Tulsa this season and has yet to play at the Triple-A level. He’s expected to play in all three games against the Marlins over the weekend.
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The Dodgers will call up top prospect Josue De Paula for Friday’s game against the Marlins, sources told ESPN.

Teoscar Hernández’s turnaround seemed to lessen the chances of a De Paula promotion, but maybe it’s Shohei Ohtani’s condition that has opened things back up. The 21-year-old De Paula has hit .303/.401/.547 with 27 homers and 31 steals in Double-A this year. He’s yet to play in Triple-A. The Dodgers will likely give him starts against right-handers in an effort to see if he can be useful in October.
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The Dodgers are calling up center fielder Alek Thomas, according to The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya.

Thomas isn’t the most exciting option from a pure fantasy perspective, but he makes the most sense as a short-term stopgap for the Dodgers with Andy Pages set to miss 4-5 weeks with a fractured hand. The 26-year-old defensive specialist is an excellent defender in center field and is already on the 40-man roster. He’ll split time with Tommy Edman and Enrique Hernández for the next couple weeks. There’s a chance that a top prospect like Josue De Paula, Mike Sirota or James Tibbs III get a look once rosters expand, but that seems unlikely at this juncture.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Andy Pages is expected to miss 4-5 weeks with a fractured left hand.

Pages underwent X-rays that revealed the fracture after being hit by a pitch during the early stages of Friday’s game against the Pirates. Roberts didn’t say how the Dodgers intend to replace Pages, but former Diamondbacks center fielder Alek Thomas, who is already on the 40-man roster, seems like the obvious choice. He could come up and play against most righties, with Tommy Edman moving to center against lefties. That would free up some infield time for Enrique Hernández and Miguel Rojas. There’s an extremely small, but non-zerp possibility that the Dodgers bring up one of their top outfield prospects like Josue De Paula, Mike Sirota, or James Tibbs III.
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Josue De Paula went 1-for-2 with a single on Sunday in the All-Star Futures Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

De Paula lined a singled to center field in the fourth inning before being lifted for his Double-A teammate Mike Sirota in the fifth inning. The 21-year-old top prospect came up short in his bid to become the first-ever MVP in the 27-year history of the All-Star Futures Game. He’s had a phenomenal year at Double-A Tulsa, slashing .322/.417/.547 with 15 homers and 25 steals in 80 games, looking like a future five-category fantasy monster in the process.
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Dodgers OF prospect Josue De Paula went 4-for-5 with two homers on Wednesday for Double-A Tulsa.

His teammate Mike Sirota also homered while extending his on-base streak to a surreal 65 consecutive games. The tandem were named to the National League’s roster for the upcoming 2026 MLB All-Star Futures Game earlier this week. It was De Paula’s second multi-homer performance of the season as he’s slashing a robust .322/.419/.563 with 15 round-trippers and 21 steals in 73 games. The Athletic’s Katie Woo reported earlier this week that De Paula is basically the lone untouchable prospect in Los Angeles’ system approaching next month’s trade deadline. He’s evolved into a top-five range fantasy prospect in dynasty leagues and has a chance to be a five-category monster as part of the Dodgers loaded lineup once he reaches the majors.
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Brewers SS prospect Jesús Made has been named to the National League’s roster for the 2026 MLB All-Star Futures Game.

Made is the consensus top-overall prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. The 19-year-old prodigy is hitting .281/.355/.411 in 67 games at Double-A with seven home runs, 51 RBI, 51 runs scored, 23 steals, and a 46/31 K/BB ratio. He joins Nationals shortstop Eli Willits (third-overall prospect), Dodgers outfielder Josue De Paula (fourth-overall prospect), Pirates righty Seth Hernandez (sixth-overall prospect) as the clear headliners on the senior circuit squad. The 2026 MLB All-Star Future Game will take place Sunday, July 12 at Noon ET on NBC.
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Dodgers OF prospect Josue De Paula went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and five RBI on Wednesday for Double-A Tulsa.

It’s easy to forget that the Dodgers boast one of the strongest farm systems in baseball with a quartet of elite outfield prospects in De Paula, Eduardo Quintero, Zyhir Hope and Mike Sirota. Not to mention the emergence of James Tibbs III at Triple-A this year. The 20-year-old prodigy is among the most intriguing fantasy-wise based on his power/speed blend and has a real shot at making it to Los Angeles by the end of the year or early next season.
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Dodgers optioned OF Ryan Ward and LHP Ronan Kopp to Triple-A Oklahoma City; reassigned OFs Josue De Paula and Kendall George, RHPs Carlos Duran, Wyatt Mills and Jordan Weems and LHP Jackson Ferris to minor league camp.

DePaula is a top-20 prospect in dynasty formats and ranks alongside fellow outfielders Eduardo Quintero, Zyhir Hope and Mike Sirota at the top of Los Angeles’ farm system. The 20-year-old phenom has a chance to make his big-league debut later this season after hitting .250/.391/.400 with 12 homers and 32 steals in 445 plate appearances between Double-A Tulsa and High-A Great Lakes last year. It’s a tough break for Ward, who has been marooned at the Triple-A level for several years now and seemingly has nothing left to prove in the Pacific Coast League. He’ll have to wait a bit longer for his chance.

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Although X-rays came back negative, Joc Pederson is expected to meet with a hand specialist on Sunday after getting hit by a pitch on Saturday.

Pederson had his hand in a plastic brace after the game Saturday. He was hit in the same area in which he suffered a fractured wrist last season. It may sound like bad luck, but it’s really Pederson’s own doing from crowding the plate. Last year’s HBP came on a pitch that was a little high but was over the strike zone. The HBP tonight came on a pitch that was maybe three inches inside. If Pederson did escape another significant injury, it’s at least good timing on his part. The Rangers are set to face left-handers in each of their next three games, meaning Pederson was likely to be out of the starting lineup anyway.
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Cole Young went 3-for-5 with a homer and five RBI as the Mariners destroyed the A’s 19-1 on Saturday.

The Mariners scored 19 runs for the first time since totaling 21 against the Rangers in 2012 and seventh time in franchise history. It’s their largest ever margin of victory, overtaking a 19-2 win over the Rangers in 1994. The five-RBI game is a first for Young. He’d hit just .167/.267/.266 with four RBI in his previous 23 games.
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Bryan Woo allowed only an unearned run over six innings Saturday in a win over the A’s.

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Kumar Rocker allowed one run in four innings and got a no-decision in the Rangers’ 6-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Rocker gave up two hits, walked two and struck out five. He pitched fairly well, but was pulled after four innings and 65 pitches. Rocker has a 4.54 ERA. He’s lined up to face the Blue Jays at home next week, but he doesn’t need to be rostered in most fantasy leagues.
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