Monday was a busy day for the Dodgers bullpen, first with the re-signing of reliever Ryan Brasier to a two-year contract. However nonetheless, left-hander Caleb Ferguson was traded to the Yankees in a three-player deal.
Left-hander Matt Gage and 19-year-old minor league pitcher Christian Zazueta had been despatched from New York to Los Angeles, with Gage taking Ferguson's spot on the 40-man roster. Zazueta had a 3.29 ERA with 50 strikeouts and 16 walks in 52 innings within the Dominican Summer time League final season.
The Dodgers nonetheless solely have 4 left-handed pitchers on the roster in the meanwhile, one in all which is starter James Paxton. Ryan Yarbrough is extra of a swingman, leaving Alex Vesia and Gage as the one two short-inning lefty relievers the Dodgers at the moment have.
Dodgers 2024 bullpen
| Pitcher | Non-obligatory? |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | Non-obligatory? |
| Evan Phillips | No |
| Brusdar Graterol | Sure |
| Joe Kelly | No |
| Ryan Brasier | No |
| Blake Treinen | No |
| Ryan Yarbrough* | No |
| Alex Vesia* | Sure |
| Michael Grove | Sure |
| JP Feyereisen | Sure |
| Ricky Vanasco | Sure |
| Gus Varland | Sure |
| Matt Gage* | Sure |
Ferguson was a high-leverage reliever who had a 2.84 ERA and three.21 FIP with 107 strikeouts and 40 walks in 95 innings over the previous two seasons. He settled with the workforce on a $2.4 million contract in January to keep away from wage arbitration, however with 5 years of service Ferguson couldn’t be despatched to the minors with out his consent, and can be a free agent after the season.
Gage is three and a half years older than Ferguson, however has solely pitched in 16 main league video games over his two seasons. Gage had a 1.83 ERA and three.97 FIP with 20 strikeouts and 9 walks in 19⅔ innings for the Blue Jays and Astros. He was claimed off waivers by the Yankees on January 29. Flip 31 on Sunday.
Gage has one choice yr remaining, giving the Dodgers bullpen a bit extra wanted flexibility in roster administration. However they lack lefty choices briefly aid, having traded Ferguson and Victor González to the Yankees in separate offers.
The Dodgers nonetheless have pitchers who can get left-handed batters out, however most of them throw right-handed. Evan Phillips and Brusdar Graterol are strong in the long run towards all comers. Joe Kelly has no discernible platoon splits in his profession, particularly as a reliever.
Brasier, who’s reportedly again on a two-year deal that has but to be accomplished, has allowed an .802 OPS towards lefties in comparison with .580 towards righties throughout his profession. However final yr he added a cutter that was deployed nearly completely towards lefties, and held them to simply .226/.287/.366, together with a paltry 7-for-57, .123/. 167/.211 with a 30 % strikeout price towards lefties after becoming a member of the Dodgers.
Blake Treinen has solely pitched 5 video games over the previous two seasons, however he's again wholesome this yr and can be totally prepared to start out spring coaching. Throughout his time with the Dodgers (since 2020), Treinen has held left-handed batters to simply .153/.275/.236 in 171 plate appearances.
