Dodgers’ Buzzing Prospect Could Be Buried in Minor Leagues
Dodgers minor league star James Tibbs III is having a moment, but there is a chance that he may be in the minor leagues for a while longer.
Los Angeles Dodgers minor league star James Tibbs III is having a moment, showing his impressive ability to slug and pouring in home runs, but there is a chance that he may be in the minor leagues for a while longer. Tibbs was one of the two outfielders that the Dodgers got in the Dustin May trade. He played in Double-A during his first year with the Dodgers, but he had previously been with the San Francisco Giants, and he was traded to the Boston Red Sox in the same season.
The Red Sox were not impressed with his . 207/. 319/.
267 slash line and then felt comfortable moving on from him and shipping him away for May. Oklahoma City’s James Tibbs III is introduced before a minor league baseball game between the Oklahoma City Comets and the Albuquerque Isotopes at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Friday, March 27, 2026. Tibbs was a former first-round pick back in 2024, but his stock has notably fallen off since entering the minor leagues, allowing the Dodgers to buy low on him.
He has seriously impressed ever since, with a great Spring Training that saw him hit . 313/. 386/.