{"id":578805,"date":"2026-02-18T06:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/578805\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:34:36","slug":"dodgers-of-tomorrow-mike-sirota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/578805\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers of Tomorrow: Mike Sirota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mike Sirota completes a talented group of outfielders developing in the minor leagues, along with Zyhir Hope, Josue De Paula and Eduardo Quintero.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers have been been admirers of Sirota, drafting him in the 16th round of the 2021 MLB Draft, but he ended up spurning them for college ball.<\/p>\n<p>He was later drafted in the third round by the Cincinnati Reds, going 87th overall. According to MLB Pipeline, he was pegged to go in the top of the first round before suffering from a slump in his junior year.<\/p>\n<p>Sirota was <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-exec-raves-about-outfielder-acquired-in-gavin-lux-trade\/2025\/11\/24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">traded to the Dodgers<\/a> in the Gavin Lux deal in <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-trading-gavin-lux-to-reds-in-blockbuster-move\/2025\/01\/06\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At 22, Sirota has only two years of professional baseball under his belt, though his first year was cut short by injury, so he has only one true season as a pro.<\/p>\n<p>He is six feet two inches tall, weighs 188 pounds, and bats and throws with his right hand.<\/p>\n<p>Where does Mike Sirota rank as a prospect?<\/p>\n<p>Sirota sits at fourth in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/dodgers-2026-top-100-prospects-list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dodgers\u2019 MLB Pipeline rankings<\/a>, No. 60 overall. The Athletic\u2019s Keith Law has him in the same spot in the organization\u2019s rankings, but places Sirota at No. 51 overall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fangraphs.com\/los-angeles-dodgers-top-52-prospects\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FanGraphs<\/a> has Sirota at sixth in Los Angeles\u2019 farm system. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/2026-los-angeles-dodgers-top-10-mlb-prospects\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baseball America<\/a> has Sirota at 45th overall and third in the Dodgers prospect rankings.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/17-Mike-Sirota-172.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers prospect Mike Sirota of the Great Lakes Loons rounds third-base to home plate in this undated photo. (Great Lakes Loons)\" class=\"wp-image-298474\"  \/>Dodgers prospect Mike Sirota of the Great Lakes Loons rounds third-base to home plate in this undated photo. (Great Lakes Loons)<\/p>\n<p>ESPN has Sirota as the No. 55 prospect in baseball, ranking third in the organization.<\/p>\n<p>How did Mike Sirota do in 2025?<\/p>\n<p>Sirota played 115 games in Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, taking 99 at-bats, hitting seven home runs and 24 RBIs, good for a slash line of .354\/.443\/.687.<\/p>\n<p>He also played with Great Lakes High-A, hitting .316\/.458\/.556 with six home runs and 30 RBIs to his name.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Sirota Scouting Report<\/p>\n<p>The outfielder will likely end up starting with the Double-A team in 2026, especially considering his age, turning 23 at some point during the season.<\/p>\n<p>MLB Pipeline has Sirota projected to break into the major leagues in 2027, which means he will likely need to work his way up quickly and assertively to meet the timeline, but he is one of the farther-along prospects in the team\u2019s system.<\/p>\n<p>FanGraphs puts Sirota on a similar timeline, projecting a good deal of success in Tulsa next season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/17-Mike-Sirota-49.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers prospect Mike Sirota of the Great Lakes Loons steps up in the plate in this undated photo. (Great Lakes Loons)\" class=\"wp-image-298471\"  \/>Dodgers prospect Mike Sirota of the Great Lakes Loons steps up in the plate in this undated photo. (Great Lakes Loons)<\/p>\n<p>Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/25L2NsySJOM?si=vNC9oI7_tzVfo_BT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dodgers\u2019 prospect expert Casey Porter\u2019s<\/a> thoughts on Sirota when he spoke with Doug McKain, who celebrates Sirota as an old-school hitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, talking about the hit tool. Now the opposite field hit tool, the complete offensive tool. And he\u2019s a good defensive player too,\u201d Porter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean he\u2019s a good athlete. He, he can run, no doubt about that. A guy I\u2019ve actually put out on social media side by side to Paul Molitor. And the reason why I do that is the direct nature of which he gets to the baseball with his swing is just so impressive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean it, you know, there\u2019s none of this loop to it, there\u2019s none of this, whatever terminology or mechanics you want to preach. It\u2019s none of that. It is as direct as baseball. It\u2019s like it\u2019s straight out of 1985. \u2018Hey, we\u2019re just trying to hit line drives, we\u2019re trying to hit the ball the other way, we\u2019re trying to stay inside the baseball.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so I love watching Mike Sirota hit because with two strikes, he\u2019s just as good as any other count because he\u2019s looking to hit the ball the other way, no matter what the count is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the, the offensive game for Mike Sirota, if you were to talk about the ceiling, is that he is going to gather a million hits in what I call the big part of the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if you go gap to gap, if you\u2019re a hitter like Mike Sirota, you think opposite field gap, and if you\u2019re a little bit early, you go pull side gap. And if you\u2019re Mike Sirota, that\u2019s the big part of the field, and what I like about him is that he\u2019s going to use that big part of the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s going to get him a lot of hits. So if you want a guy that\u2019s going to gather a lot of hits, get on base, have a direct swing, put the ball in play, he\u2019s your guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Sirota Grades<\/p>\n<p>Scouting grades are on a 20-80 scale, with 50 being average. These are what scouts believe his potential is.<\/p>\n<p>MLB Pipeline:<\/p>\n<p>Hitting \u2013 55Power \u2013 55Base-running \u2013 60Arm strength- 55Fielding \u2013 55<\/p>\n<p>Overall: 55 out of 80<\/p>\n<p>FanGraphs<\/p>\n<p>Hitting \u2013 40Power \u2013 55Speed \u2013 60Fielding \u2013 40<\/p>\n<p>Overall: 45 with room to grow<\/p>\n<p>For the current Dodgers prospect rankings, <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/prospect\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sab-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\" alt=\"App icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> \u00d7  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mike Sirota completes a talented group of outfielders developing in the minor leagues, along&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578806,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2290],"tags":[5,10841,558],"class_list":["post-578805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baseball","tag-baseball","tag-mike-sirota","tag-top-stories"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116090247232979460","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}