Switch-hitting SS signed at bargain headlines Dodgers’ international free agent class

Cincinnati Reds v Los Angeles Dodgers | Harry How/GettyImagesThe Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t walk into the 2026 international signing period trying to win a press release this time around. They didn’t fill the headlines with a “look at us” splash. This time it was a calculated haul built around one premium-position bet, a few upside swings, and the confidence of an organization that trusts its development pipeline.

The headliner is Ezequiel Melburne, a 6-foot-3 switch-hitting shortstop out of Santo Domingo. Dodgers fans can smirk at the minuscule price of $747,500. Melburne screams “Dodgers pick” because his profile checks off everything this front office loves to gamble on. He’s a…