The Tulsa Drillers, the Dodgers’ Double-A affiliate, announced its preliminary roster to start the 2026 season on Tuesday, two days before the Drillers play their first game on the Texas League schedule.
Top prospects Josue De Paula and Zyhir Hope headline the roster, with those two likely flanking 100-steal man Kendall George in the all-21-year-old outfield. All three were non-roster invitees this spring and saw considerable playing time in camp, with Hope playing in 22 games, De Paula 15, and George 13.
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De Paula and Hope were promoted to Tulsa for the final week of the 2025 regular season, and also played in the Drillers’ playoff series. Both were named to top-100 prospect lists entering this season by Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, MLB Pipeline, ESPN, FanGraphs, and The Athletic, with an average ranking across those six outlets of 18.5 for De Paula and 37.5 for Hope.
Left-hander Adam Serwinowski, acquired by the Dodgers from the Reds as part of the three-team Hunter Feduccia-Ben Rortvedt trade last July, also got a small taste of Double-A in the final week of last season, allowing five runs (three earned) in three innings in a start last September. Serwinowski across High-A had a 3.89 ERA with 136 strikeouts and 53 walks in 108 2/3 innings between Dayton and Great Lakes, with a 28.7-percent strikeout rate. He turns 22 in June.
2026 Tulsa Drillers roster
Possible rotation (6): Patrick Copen, Adam Serwinwoski, Payton Martin, Luke Fox, Wyatt Crowell, Maddux Bruns
Right-handed pitchers (7): Cam Day, Roque Gutierrez, Joel Ibarra, Nick Nastrini, Kelvin Ramirez, Nick Robertson, Lucas Wepf
Left-handed relievers (2): Evan Shaw, Christian Suarez
Catchers (4): Yeiner Fernandez, Griffin Lockwood-Powell, Frank Rodriguez, Nelson Quiroz
Infielders (4): Jake Gelof, Elijah Hainline, Sean McLain, Joe Vetrano
Outfielders (6): Josue De Paula, Kendall George, Zyhir Hope, Kole Myers, Kyle Nevin, Chris Newell
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Tulsa opens its season on Thursday night hosting the San Antonio Missions, a Padres affiliate.