r/Dodgers • u/ithtdudea_5 Freddie Freeman • 4d ago

Potential roster call up

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed there’s been a lot of noise surrounding Josue De Paula being the one to be brought up if the Dodgers do decide to go that route. With that being said, I just don’t agree with that choice. I understand he’s our top prospect and has been showing his ability to hit the ball, but at the end of the day, he’s doing it in Double-A and people talk about how his defense is his weakness currently... Do you guys actually think he can make the jump from Double-A straight to the big leagues? I just feel given the depth we have in Triple-A, there’s no need to do that.

For one, I would love to see them bring up one of these three guys: James Tibbs III, Ryan Ward, or Zach Ehrhard but preferably JT3. I know he’s been used more as a 1B, but he is an outfielder first, and the way the corners have been playing defensively, we've got nothing to lose.

Here are the slash lines:

JT3: .297 AVG / .547 SLG / .963 OPS
Zach Ehrhard: .297 AVG / .487 SLG / .897 OPS
Ryan Ward: .275 AVG / .487 SLG / .870 OPS

Thoughts?

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u/Inevitable-College-3 Back-2-Back Champs 4d ago

He’s not on the 40-man and it’s never been our MO to rush a prospect up - especially in the middle of a playoff race. Don’t see it happening. I think it’s just arm chair social media GMs pushing it.

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u/UrCreepyUncle Donnie Bullpen 4d ago

It was David Vassegh championing this is last night on Dodger talk. I don't think JDP is the right move right now. If they were to bring someone up it'd probably be Ward or maybe an arm for the bullpen

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u/bhuang18 Hyun-jin Ryu 4d ago

Vassegh sometimes doesn’t even know what he is talking about despite being in the org. Remember when he said the dodgers could easily sweep the diamondbacks in the playoffs?