The Dodgers have announced they’ve invited 32 non-roster players to Spring Training. A non-roster player is anyone not on the 40-man roster. You’ll see some familiar veteran names, as well as top prospects.
The 32 invites are the most since they invited 31 players to camp back in 2021.
Despite the Dodgers’ roster being flush with talent, there have been some NRIs to break camp with the team in recent years:
Not impossible, but also not terribly likely these days.
Here is the list of the 32 non-roster invitees.
Right-handed pitchers
Campos and Copen are two pitching prospects with different profiles. Campos pitches a bit more to contact while Copen misses a lot of bats (and the strike zone). Both could benefit from their first taste of big league camp. Duran is back after being traded for Esteury Ruiz last year. He had the smallest cup of coffee one could have while recording an out (1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB) with the A’s. Frasso is coming back from injury-riddled campaigns over the last three seasons. He was designated for assignment, elected free agency only for the Dodgers to re-sign him. Hobbs was the Dodgers’ 11th-round pick in 2023 and has shown some promise as a reliever — and he actually pitched a bit better in Double-A than High-A. He’s sleeper for the Dodgers’ bullpen … in 2027. Mills has 42 innings of MLB experience with the Mariners and Royals. He has an ugly 6.21 ERA but a workable 3.84 FIP in those innings. He’ll get a chance to hone his craft with the Comets. Rodriguez was, somewhat surprisingly, not selected during the Rule 5 Draft. His 5.50 ERA is ugly, but a staggeringly strong 34.1 K%. Of course, that also comes with 14.2 BB%, which helps explain why he wasn’t selected and why he’s an NRI this year. Rosario is a former Dodgers’ top international amateur signee who has 450 2/3 innings in the minor-league system. The Dodgers pretty much know what he is at this point. Ryder Ryan, brother of River Ryan, has 21 2/3 innings of MLB experience and doesn’t carry the same stuff as his younger brother. Weems has 160 innings of MLB relief experience. His most promising season was 2023 with Washington (3.62 ERA in 54 2/3 innings), but has fallen on hard times the last couple seasons (7.43 ERA, 46 innings). Wepf had a solid 29-inning run with the Drillers last year (2.79 ERA, 2.93 FIP, 16.9 K-BB%) who should see time in Triple-A this season.
Left-handed pitchers
The Dodgers’ Top 2 pitching prospects are here in Ferris and Serwinoski. Ferris has fallen a bit since last year, while Serwinowski — acquired at the trade deadline last year — was impressive in his 34 1/3 innings with Great Lakes (1.83 ERA, 21.1 K-BB%). Fox was the Dodgers’ 17th-round pick in 2023 and, except for a bit of wildness, he threw the ball well between High-A and Double-A (3.58 ERA, 13.5 K-BB%). Irvin was just signed earlier this month and has almost 600 MLB innings under his belt. He spent 2025 with the Korea Baseball Organization and had a 4.48 ERA in 144 2/3 innings. He’s OKC rotation depth at this point. Kelly was the Brewers 2nd-rounder in 2019 who has bounced around from Milwaukee to Texas to Colorado. He misses bats and limits home runs well enough, but he’s quite wild and gives up a lot of hits. McDaniels debuted with the Angels last year and allowed eight runs, walked eight and struck out six in 10 2/3 innings.
Catchers
Think of these guys as the No. 4 catcher in the org behind Will Smith, Dalton Rushing and Ben Rortvedt. Alfonzo has the most MLB experience (624 plate appearances) and figures to be the first man up, if needed. Zavala is likely up next (557 plate appearances), with the other three on the fringes.
Infielders
Senzel, a former consensus Top 10 MLB prospect with the Reds, has never put it all together at the MLB level. He spent 99 games with the Dodgers organization (96 Triple-A, three Double-A) after the signed him out of the Mexican League. The versatile right-hander should spend a lot of time with Oklahoma City. Gorski is an first baseman/outfielder who got his first cup of coffee with the Pirates last year (.605 OPS in 42 plate appearances). Fitzgerald was claimed off waivers last month from the Twins before he was designated for assignment and outrighted to Triple-A. He could very easily see some time in LA at some point. Miller was a candidate for the 40-man roster, but was left unprotected from the Rule 5 Draft and was not selected. Like Fitzgerald, he could see some time in LA if he performs well enough in Triple-A and there are enough injuries ahead of him.
Outfielders
Here is where the most intriguing names lie. De Paula and Hope are among the Dodgers’ Top 2-3 prospects, while Ehrhard and Tibbs III were both acquired last year for Dustin May — and both performed better with the Dodgers in Double-A than they did before the trade. De Paula is ticketed for LA in 2027, as he’ll need to be added to the 40-man roster in December. Hope is due for the 40-man a year later (as are Ehrhard, George and Tibbs III). George is a speed merchant who stole 100 bases with Great Lakes. Newell was the Dodgers’ 13th-rounder in 2022 who posted a .774 OPS with Double-A Tulsa last season. With Kyle Tucker in tow, it’s hard to see any of these guys playing well enough to break camp with the big league squad, barring an injury. Even then, it’s a longshot.
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The Dodgers have the deepest roster in baseball, so it’s unlikely any non-roster invitee shows out enough in Spring Training to take a job. As an exercise, here are the three most likely players to break camp with the team (again, the possibility is slim, barring injuries).
Fitzgerald
Rodriguez
Frasso
Fitzgerald tops the list due to his versatility and the fact that Tommy Edman is likely to begin the season on the injured list. Rodriguez has great strikeout stuff and could catch lightning in a bottle. Frasso is a familiar face who, if he can rediscover his velocity, could make a play for the bullpen. The outfield and left-handedness of the bullpen will be a tough for any player above to overcome.
Also…
32 non-roster invitees to Spring Training for the Dodgers, that feels like a lot?
players get per diem plus food and housing, so having all these guys in camp isn’t free, and is another thing broke-ass owners gonna cry about, wouldn’t be surprised if they try to cap NRIs in the next CBA too
— Josh Thomas (@joshthomas.bsky.social) February 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Yep.
It’s baseball season.
