Here are Dodgers' 2026 Draft picks

LOS ANGELES -- For many of the early rounds of the 2026 Draft, all the Dodgers could do was sit back and watch as players were taken off the board.

As a penalty for signing their two big offseason acquisitions -- closer Edwin Díaz and right fielder Kyle Tucker -- the Dodgers lost their second-, third-, fifth- and sixth-round selections in this year's Draft, while also having the smallest bonus pool. That meant they had just two picks on Day 1 on Saturday and 14 on Day 2 on Sunday.

"Normally, when we were preparing the night of the Draft, we're talking a lot of strategy and bonus pool and manipulation and those types of things to try to optimize," amateur scouting director Zach Fitzpatrick said on a Zoom call with the media on Saturday. "And we kind of were staring at each other last night, like, is there any strategy, or just take the best players?"

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The Dodgers came out of Day 1 feeling good. Their "main target," according to Fitzpatrick, was their top overall pick at No. 40, shortstop Bo Lowrance out of Christ Church Episcopal HS (S.C.). He was who the organization had been hoping for while weighing what it could do with its first two picks.

"Hoping Bo got there," Fitzpatrick said of the team's Draft strategy. "But if not, just kind of taking the best player available. We stuck to that. And now trying to maximize what we can do, post-Bo."

To that end, the Dodgers closed out Day 1 by selecting right-hander Russell Sandefer with the No. 132 pick in the fourth round. Sandefer, who was selected out of the University of Florida, posted a 4.42 ERA across 19 outings (12 starts) this season. He was ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 177 prospect in the Draft.

Sandefer saw his fastball velocity tick up this past season, sitting around 93 mph and touching 98 mph. His pitch mix features a slider and a changeup, which both sit in the low-80s, and he also mixes in a cutter at times. He showed some inconsistency during the college season, but the Dodgers' scouting department -- as well as player development and analytics groups -- saw a lot of reason for intrigue.

"He was a starter at Florida, threw a lot of strikes," Fitzpatrick said. "There's obviously velocity. There's a deep mix, and he performed and had some pretty stellar outings along the way that helped us believe in his upside and different ways we can help him access it more consistently."

Here's what the Dodgers did on Day 2 of the Draft:

Rounds 5-10

The Dodgers didn't have picks in the fifth or sixth rounds. They selected four college players in this span, three of whom are pitchers: left-hander Charlie West out of Connecticut (seventh round) and Oregon teammates lefty Miles Gosztola (eighth round) and righty Devin Bell (10th round). L.A. also selected outfielder Kyeler Thompson out of Texas Tech in the ninth round.

Player to watch: Charlie West, LHP
Round 7
Bats/throws: L/L
School: Connecticut
Calling card: West saw his strikeout rate tick up this past season. He led the Big East with 111 strikeouts in 87 1/3 innings, earning All-Big East First Team honors as a result. The southpaw recorded eight quality starts in 15 outings for the Huskies this year.

Rounds 11-15

The Dodgers continued to stock up on college arms, selecting lefty Cody New out of California Baptist (11th round), righty Gavin Van Kempen out of East Carolina (12th round) and lefty Ryne Rodriguez out of Houston (14th round). They also picked up two position players, shortstop Caleb Johnson out of Jacksonville State (13th round) and prep outfielder Aemed Nasser out of Central Pointe Christian Academy (15th round).

Player to watch: Aemed Nasser, OF
Round 15
Bats/throws: L/L
School: Central Pointe Christian Academy (Fla.)
Calling card: Nasser was only the second high schooler chosen by the Dodgers through 15 rounds. The Oklahoma commit has impressed with his baseball IQ and bat-to-ball skills, and with swing adjustments, he could unlock some more power once he advances his game.

Rounds 16-20

The Dodgers stuck to the same theme while closing out Day 2 with three more college arms: righty Ethan Sutton out of South Florida (16th round), righty Camden Wimbish out of Campbell (17th round) and lefty Zach Bates out of Illinois (20th round). They picked up one more high school player, shortstop Max Irving out of Montverde Academy in Florida (18th round) and rounded out the group with a player with family ties in the organization.

Player to watch: Luke Bard, C
Round 19
Bats/throws: R/R
School: Houston Christian
Calling card: Bard is the son of Dodgers bullpen coach Josh Bard. The backstop broke out offensively in his senior season, hitting .345 with a .903 OPS in 39 games for the Huskies.