These are the top tools in the Dodgers' farm system

One key to evaluating prospects is identifying the tools that can carry them to the Major Leagues. The Dodgers’ farm system is loaded with players who stand out for one defining skill that separates them from their peers.

From bat-to-ball ability to speed, arm strength and defensive feel, these prospects flash loud tools that give them a chance to impact games at the highest level.

Here’s a look at the Dodgers prospects with the best individual tools in the system:

Hit: 60 -- Josue De Paula, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 13)

The 20-year-old De Paula’s calling card is a plus hit tool that enables him to stand out as one of the most advanced hitters the Dodgers' system has seen in years. He controls the strike zone with uncommon calm, staying balanced through his sweet left-handed swing and produces strong exit velocities by covering the plate with a natural feel for barrel placement. His ability to recognize spin and adjust mid-at-bat gives him a chance to be a high-average hitter who gets to his power without selling out for it. After reaching Double-A down the stretch this season, 2026 could be a big year for De Paula.

Honorable mention: OF Charles Davalan

Power: 60 -- Zyhir Hope, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 20)

Hope generates easy, dynamic power thanks to elite bat speed and natural leverage in his left-handed swing. The ball jumps off his barrel, particularly to the pull side, and his strength gains have translated into growing home run output without sacrificing too much swing-and-miss risk. As his approach continues to mature, it could translate into 30-homer pop. He crushed a 470-foot homer in the Arizona Fall League in 2024 and popped 13 dingers as a 20-year-old at High-A last season.

Honorable mention: De Paula, SS Emil Morales

Speed: 80 -- Kendall George, OF (No. 24)

Probably the Minor Leagues' fastest man, George possesses game-changing speed that impacts the action the moment he reaches base. A true top-of-the-scale runner, he accelerates quickly and pressures defenses with aggressive, instinctive baserunning, and his 100 steals at High-A in 2025 made him the fourth player to reach the century mark in the Minors in the past 25 years. George's speed plays equally well in center field, where it expands his range and allows him to turn would-be gappers into routine outs.

Honorable mention: SS Kellon Lindsey

Arm: 60 -- Eduardo Quintero, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 34)

The 20-year-old has the best across-the-board tools in the Dodgers' system, including a strong throwing arm that enables him to deliver throws with both velocity and accuracy. He’s comfortable making difficult throws on the move and shows confidence attacking runners who test him from anywhere in the outfield. The arm strength alone profiles him for right field, where it can become a legitimate deterrent. He's already rung up 18 outfield assists in 168 career professional starts.

Honorable mention: Hope, SS Alex Freeland

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Field: 70 -- Noah Miller, SS (No. 25)

There were Dodgers officials who believed Miller could win a Gold Glove in the Majors in 2025, though the 23-year-old's abilities were on display only as high as Triple-A because the bat wasn't quite big league-ready. But there isn't a play he can't make at shortstop with his defensive instincts, soft hands, good footwork and quick internal clock setting him apart as a defender. Miller reads hops cleanly, positions himself well and completes plays with efficiency rather than flash -- he's committed just 11 errors in 210 starts at short over the past two seasons. Those qualities give him a strong chance to stick at the position and impact games even when the bat is quiet.

Honorable mention: George