Dodgers Prospect Notes: Davalan, Quintero join Tulsa for postseason run, Ontario, Great Lakes fall in division series, OKC’s magic number is 2, more

Jared Massey 09/14/2026 Prospect Notes Leave A Comment

Jackson Ferris (via @TulsaDrillers)

The season has, unfortunately, come to an end for two of the Dodgers’ full season affiliates. Ontario and Great Lakes saw their playoff hopes dashed last week, but it isn’t the end of the road for everyone. Charles Davalan and Eduardo Quintero have been promoted to bolster Tulsa’s playoff roster. The Drillers start their run on Tuesday, while Oklahoma City has one more week of regular season action and a magic number of two. Now, onto the players.

Hitter of the Week

The hits just keep coming for Jake Gelof, who has suddenly become the heart of the Tulsa Drillers’ offense. The 24-year-old infielder finished the regular season strong, setting the Tulsa Drillers single-season record and leading the Texas League with 34 home runs, as well as finishing second in RBI, SLG and OPS.

During his final week, Gelof slugged another pair of home runs and batted .474 with nine walks and just three strikeouts. He ends the year with a career-best 140 wRC+ and doubled his home run total from last season.

With Josue De Paula promoted to the majors and Mike Sirota still not playing every day, Gelof has had to carry the Drillers’ offense down the stretch. Now, with Davalan and Quintero as reinforcements, Tulsa may have the firepower to make a serious run at the Texas League championship.

Pitcher of the Week

It’s been a remarkable late-season turnaround for Jackson Ferris, who recorded his first save of his career with six innings of one run ball on Wednesday. The southpaw allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out seven.

In his last five appearances of the season, Ferris posted a 1.27 ERA in 28 ⅓ innings with 35 strikeouts. He’ll pitch again in the final week of OKC’s regular season, looking to keep rolling into the playoffs.

Triple-A Oklahoma City

James Tibbs III had a strong week, batting .316 with his 29th home run. He’s one longball shy of becoming the third Dodgers prospect to reach the 30 home run mark, following Easton Shelton and Jake Gelof.

Zach Ehrhard reached a milestone last week, clubbing his 20th HR to give him a 20 HR/20 SB season. He batted .500 for the week, adding a pair of doubles and a steal.

Ryan Ward added his 18th HR of the season on Thursday. Ryan Fitzgerald added two taters of his own. Hyeseong Kim hasn’t played since Tuesday.

Kris Bubic continues to move closer to being ready for the show. He worked three games last week, striking out six of the 11 batters he faced without allowing a run. Landon Knack worked five scoreless on Thursday.

It was a tough week for some former and future major league arms. Bobby Miller allowed five runs while recording five outs on Friday. Edwin Diaz allowed five runs and recorded just two outs on Sunday. Gavin Stone also only recorded two outs on Wednesday.

Double-A Tulsa

Sirota still doesn’t appear to be fully healthy. He missed several games in the middle of August, then was hit by a pitch on the 27th and has only played in four games since. Hopefully he’s ready for the postseason.

Davalan made his Double-A debut on Sunday and singled for his first hit as a Driller. That promotion was a long time coming for the 22-year-old outfielder.

Quintero’s first Double-A hit was much more dramatic: a 9th inning, game-tying home run. Unfortunately, he couldn’t come up with a flyball in the bottom half of the inning that ended the game.

Logan Wagner had a two-homer performance on Wednesday, giving him 22 on the year in just 94 games. He’s quietly establishing himself as one of the Dodgers’ better power prospects.

Sean McLain, who missed nearly two months due to injury, returned to the lineup on the 3rd and has hit safely in each game since, including homering on Wednesday. Elijah Hainline slugged his 13th home run of the season on Saturday.

Patrick Copen finished the season on a high note, shoving six shutout with six strikeouts in his final start on Saturday. I’d like to see him pitching in short stints during the playoffs.

Christian Zazueta was solid in his final regular season start, allowing a pair of runs in five innings while striking out four. He finishes the year with 144 strikeouts and just 20 walks.

Luke Fox had a promising two inning relief appearance on Friday, allowing no runs, a walk, and hit and striking out four.

Adam Serwinowski ends 2026 as the Dodgers’ minor league strikeout leader with 150. The lefty may get the ball in Game 1 of the Division Series on Tuesday.

High-A Great Lakes

Great Lakes started the series strong. Davalan opened Game 1 with a double and Eduardo Quintero followed with a home run. Emil Morales then made it back to back jacks and the Loons were up 3-0 after three batters. 

They never looked back, as Tyler Gough pitched five shutout innings, showing the calm demeanor you want from a Game 1 starter. He worked out of a bases-loaded, 1-out jam in the 4th inning, striking out the last two batters of the frame. Mairoshendrick Martinus added another homer and the Loons went on to win 6-0.

Games 2 and 3, however, were a different story. The offense no-showed and the pitching faltered. Between the two games, Great Lakes’ hitters combined to go 2 for 22 with runners in scoring position, including an 0 for 8 performance in the decisive Game 3 in which they left 11 runners on base.

It was a disappointing end to a promising season but the players gave the fans a year full of memories and many more promising moments to look forward to in the future.

Single-A Ontario

Unfortunately, Ontario’s postseason run was cut even shorter. The Tower Buzzers fell behind early in Game 1 and trailed 10-3 heading into the 9th inning. Caleb Johnson hit his second home run of the game to cut the lead by a run, then things got interesting.

With two outs in the 9th, Kellon Lindsey walked to load the bases. Then came Ching-Hsien Ko, who doubled to score a pair. Joendry Vargas followed with a 3-run home run to make the score 10-9. And who else but Easton Shelton came to the plate with a chance to tie it. He’d homered earlier but this time, he’d strike out to end the game. A heartbreaking result when Ontario had come so close to an epic comeback.

Game 2 wasn’t as close. Luis Gamez got the ball but couldn’t find the strike zone, walking three batters before being pulled in the first inning. Lake Elsinore would score four runs in the first two frames and never looked back. The lone run from Ontario would come on a Shelton single that scored Vargas.

A memorable first season for the new Single-A affiliate, which was named one of the minors best. Here’s to many more memories in the years to come.

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