Dylan Tate
Tate is a 6’0″ 194 194-pound right-handed pitcher that the Dodgers drafted with their 11th pick. He was the 345th pick overall and missed basically all of last year due to injury.
OU has a good baseball program, but it’s a football school, and there is no debate to be had there, so the bidding war in this case would be interesting if there becomes one.
The Dodgers took a chance on him, despite him not pitching much this year, because he has a fastball that has touched 98-99 and a good slider.
Tate was likely going to be the closer at OU if he hadn’t gotten injured. Tate came back to help OU in the postseason; however, he then went and pitched in the Cape Cod League for Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.
Logan Lunceford 5’10” RHP
Lunceford was the Dodgers’ 12th pick and the 375th pick overall. He started at Mizzou, then transferred to Wake Forest, which is one of the best pitching schools in the nation. The Deacons use a lot of analytics to determine mix, grips, and overall arsenals and approaches, and it works.
So, Lunceford understands analytics and how to use them for his benefit, and that will be of great benefit as he becomes a pro.
He will understand how to use the carry of his fastball to get outs more so than the velo, which sits low 90s. He’ll understand how angles help him and how to sequence one pitch off of the next to make his fastball play up.
The pitch he’ll sequence and tunnel the most is his changeup, which is high 70s, but has a pretty insane amount of straight tumble. He can also drop in a 12-6 curveball that won’t exactly play off of his fastball in terms of tunneling, but is good enough to not get ambushed when he throws it for a “get me over” strike. His curveball is definitely a strike stealer and one of his “front to back” pitches he can use to get back to his high fastball with carry.
The curveball and change-up are good, but what he doesn’t have right now is a “bridge” pitch in terms of velo band. He goes from low 90s with his fastball to upper 70s with his change, to low to mid 80s with his curveball, so I would expect the Dodgers to give him a harder breaking ball to bridge those two velo bands. Just my opinion though, and I have 0 inside information on that.
Robbie Porco 6’8″ RHP
Porco was the Dodgers’ 13th pick and the 405th pick overall in the 2025 Draft. He goes up a ways at 6’8″ and his signing will remind you a lot of the signings of Patrick Copen and Eriq Swan. Huge frame, electric arm, not great College stats because the control and command have been an issue.
Well, Swan and Copen are making great progress, so you get a guy like Porco into the Dodgers system, and there’s no telling how many lightbulbs might go off.
He bounced back and forth between starting and relieving, and battled injuries his last 2 times on Campus, but made himself a reliable, if not very good, pitcher down the stretch this year.
Porco is just a Junior, so he could return to WVU if he chooses, so the Dodgers will have to make an offer that is better than what he has with a very good and rising Mountaineers program.
His fastball sits 95-97, and pro ball likely will be the place where he grows the most. The reason is, the College season is so fast, so if you’re not throwing strikes, there is no time for experimentation, especially in the Conference season. So Porco didn’t pitch for long periods.
That will not happen in professional baseball.
Even if he hits a patch where he’s struggling with command, at the very least he’ll be put on the development list and be sent to the complex to throw to live hitters, but in a setting where results aren’t the focus.
Porco offered to come chill as part of an NIL deal for just $1.00, so he’s not driven by money, the best developmental situation will likely win out in this case.
Davis Chastain – 5’11 163 RHP
Chastain started his career at Georgia State, where he spent 2 years, then transferred to Georgia this past season for his Junior campaign, so he has eligibility left. He is a relief pitcher who has great “swing and miss” stuff and is mastering the control and command aspect of things.
Chastain features a 4-Seam, slider, and curveball, and can touch mid-90s.
Chastain was a pitcher and shortstop back at Rome in High School, and was known for having great range and a strong arm. The Dodgers love signing great athletes, especially on the mound. As they dive into the analytics of each pitcher, the more athletic a pitcher is, the more they can actually implement what the analytics suggest needs to happen.
We’ve seen this with guys like River Ryan, Ryan Pepiot, Chris Campos, and several others, and Chastain is a great candidate to be next in that line.
Matt Lanzendorfer – LHP
Lanzendorfer was taken by the Dodgers as their 15th pick, and as the 465th pick overall, and he is one that you root for.
He started his career at DIII Misericordia University, which and helped them win the National title just a year after he underwent UCL repair surgery. He actually dealt with the pain and was able to hold off surgery until the season was over. He was a nursing major, which pays WAY better than baseball unless you become a Major Leaguer, so he had a decision as to which road to follow.
He chose baseball, finished off the National Championship game on the mound, then transferred to UVA after 4 years at Misericordia.
At UVA, he went 4-2 with an ERA of just 2.90 in 22 appearances out of the bullpen for the Hoos. He also recorded a team best 5 saves.
He features a fastball that he uses to ride the top of the zone and a slider that is effective to both righties and lefties. His fastball is in the 91-93 range.
AJ Soldra- OF
Soldra was taken by the Dodgers as their 16th pick and pick number 495 overall in the MLB Draft. He’s a 6’0″ left-handed outfielder who started his career at NJIT, then transferred to Seton Hall this past season for his Sophomore campaign.
Soldra also just finished a very successful summer in the Cape Cod League, drawing rave reviews as a potential 5-tool player with elite off-the-field processes.
Soldra takes a very direct path to the ball and does a great job of staying behind the ball and using his hands to buggy whip the barrel. Soldra is a very good athlete who has a very good arm, so the defense will arrive as a ++.
Because Soldra turns the barrel with such authority, he can impact the baseball very well. Although he only hit 3 home runs with Seton Hall, his SLG% was .505, so the power is there, although not necessarily in the form of home runs.
Sam Horn – RHP
Horn was taken by the Dodgers with their 17th pick, and he was the 525th pick overall. Horn is unique, because he is a quarterback at Mizzou. He was a 4-star recruit as a quarterback coming out of High School, and is thought of to have very explosive stuff.
Horn missed the beginning of the 2025 baseball season as he was still recovering from Tommy John Surgery, so he didn’t pitch much this year. Just 10 2/3 innings, so the Dodgers are taking another chance on upside, like they did with Cam Leiter.
Horn has a great chance to be the starting QB at Mizzou, so it will be interesting to see if he chooses pro baseball
He’s 6’4″ and has good extension, combined with a low slot and has a good fastball that is capable of reaching the upper 90s, but typically sits 94-96. He pairs that with a very good slider that sits in the low 80s, and a sweeper.
He’s another in the long line of great athletes the Dodgers like to draft with young pitchers that will spend some time in the Minors developing.
Finn Edwards
Edwards was taken by the Dodgers as their 18th pick and the 555th pick overall in the MLB draft. He’s another of the long, tall, projectile pitchers in the draft. He pitched at Iowa Western last year and is committed to go to Arizona State this year, so folks who know what they’re doing have liked him.
He features a fastball that will likely hit 100 at some point and pairs that with a good slider that is in the low 80s.
Arizona State is going to fund every scholarship, and they are getting ready to get more serious about baseball than they ever have, if that is even possible. They are going to dump whatever money it takes for Coach Bloomquist to rebuild their dynasty, so if they think Edwards is a key piece, it will be extremely hard for the Dodgers to match what they will be able to offer him.
Anson Aroz
Aroz was taken by the Dodgers as their 19th pick and the 585th pick overall in the MLB draft. Aroz is a catcher-outfield prospect who switch hits, with the right side being the strongest. He has a lot of pop, as evidenced by his 17 home runs for Oregon last year, and projects as a gap-to-gap hitter, which is where he should be able to collect a lot of hits.
He is a very good defensive catcher, is athletic, is quick, and moves well from side to side to block balls. He has a strong arm, a very good release, and has the tools to be a very good professional catcher.
The Dodgers love versatility, so like Griffin Lockwood Powell and Yeiner Fernandez, he likely will catch and play the outfield some.
Shane Brinham – LHP
Brinham was taken by the Dodgers in the “Mr. Irrelevant” spot, which just simply means he was the last pick of the 2025 draft. He’s far from irrelevant though as he is committed to play for Michigan as he exits his prep career.
He features a 4-seam fastball that he loves to ride the zone with. His 4-seam has a 2-seam run to it, so, as a lefty, it runs away from right-handed hitters. Currently, he’s in the upper 80s with his velocity, but there’s a lot of room to grow, and he’s touched 93. He also throws a slider that is a good pitch, and a changeup that he does a good job of using down in the zone.
He’s from North Vancouver, which, on the surface, might not seem like a great baseball situation. But, he was part of the TBJ Academy and traveled in the USA and played very high-quality competition.
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