Dodgers Analysis: Dodgers 40-Man Roster Moves: What It Means for 2026
40-Man Taking Shape with Spring Training Around the Corner
LOS ANGELES, CA—With the 2026 Major League Baseball offseason entering its final weeks, with the start of spring training less than a month away, the Los Angeles Dodgers 40-man roster has gone through some changes.
Despite letting go of some fan favorites, either through trades or the non-tender deadline this past November, the Dodgers’ 40-man roster is still full at 40 players, not an ideal situation given multiple free agents on the open market.
While the Dodgers are still involved with top-tier free agents such as Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger, and with multiple trade candidates, including Brendan Donovan and perhaps Steven Kwan, Andrew Friedman and Co. are operating on a tightrope.
That said, what does the 40-man roster look like as we head toward the start of the 2026 season?
40-Man Roster Breakdown
Right now, the Dodgers’ 40-man roster is a 24-16 player split with 24 pitchers on the roster compared to just 16 position players.
Of those 24 pitchers, seven of them are of the left-handed variety, a surplus compared ot most other teams.
Having four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani gives the Dodgers some roster flexibility, as his two-way status allows them to add a pitcher without taking up a spot on the 26-man active roster when the season begins.
Pitchers:
Anthony Banda, Ben Casparius, Edwin Diaz, Jack Dreyer, Paul Gervase, Tyler Glasnow, Brusdar Graterol, Edgardo Henriquez, Kyle Hurt, Will Klein, Landon Knack, Ronan Kopp, Bobby Miller, River Ryan, Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott, Emmet Sheehan, Blake Snell, Brock Stewart, Gavin Stone, Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia, Justin Wrobleski, Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Two-Way:
Shohei Ohtani
Catchers:
Dalton Rushing, Will Smith
Infielders:
Mookie Betts, Tommy Edman, Alex Freeland, Freddie Freeman, Andy Ibanez, Hyeseong Kim, Max Muncy, Miguel Rojas
Outfielders:
Alex Call, Teoscar Hernandez, Andy Pages, Michael Siani, Ryan Ward
Who’s on the Roster Bubble?
Over the winter, the Dodgers have already made several roster cuts, but still have a full 40-man roster as of mid-January.
So who else could be on the chopping block for future moves?
Despite coming to an agreement with all their arbitration-eligible players last week, the Dodgers could look to move on from left-hander Anthony Banda.
Banda, 32, is out of minor league options and is one of seven left-handed pitchers on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster. While Banda could very well remain on the team in the bullpen, he does not provide the roster flexibility that the team covets.
Another pitcher that could be on the chopping block is right-hander Bobby Miller, who, as Katie Woo of The Athletic put it on Dodgers Territory earlier this week, does not provide the Dodgers with much value.
The rotation is full, and the Miller bullpen experiment only lasted for half of a minor league season. So, the team could look to trade Miller this offseason should they need to free up some more roster space.
Similarly, in the same position is right-hander Landon Knack, who has bounced between Triple-A and the Major Leagues over the last two seasons with no real role for the upcoming season, especially with Wrobleski, Stone, and Ryan in the fold for the pitching staff.
60-Day IL Candidates
Once the team reports to spring training in mid-February, the 60-day injured list will officially open, allowing the Dodgers to place several players on it and freeing up some valuable 40-man roster spots.
While it’s pure speculation, the Dodgers do have multiple players who will likely be transferred to the 60-day IL when camp opens on both sides of the baseball.
For the pitching side, right-handed pitcher Brock Stewart could open up the year on the 60-day IL after having season-ending right shoulder surgery in the final weeks of the 2025 regular season.
Right-handed pitchers Gavin Stone and River Ryan could also be candidates to start the year on the injured list. However, that is less likely for River Ryan, who stated on multiple occasions that he finished his rehab late last year.
Another option could be right-hander Bursdar Graterol, who missed all of 2025 recovering from last winter’s shoulder surgery. The righty hoped to return in the second half of the regular season, but that never came to fruition.
On the position player side, the Dodgers could opt to place utilityman Tommy Edman on the 60-day IL when camp opens up as the 2024 NLCS MVP rehabs from offseason ankle surgery.
Then, while not on the roster or signed, the possibility of re-signing fan-favorite utilityman Kiké Hernández remains high, and with the veteran set to miss a good chunk of the first half after elbow surgery, should the Dodgers bring him back, he’d also hit the 60-day IL.
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