The Dodgers on Tuesday traded left-handed pitcher TJ McFarland to the A's for money consideration. McFarland, who was not invited to Dodgers camp this spring, was later added to Oakland's 40-man roster.
McFarland signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers on January 22, and spent all the Arizona portion of spring camp with the staff at Camelback Ranch. The veteran left-hander pitched nicely in Cactus League play, showing in seven video games, and didn't enable a run till his final outing. He allowed three runs (one earned) on 4 hits in 6⅔ innings in spring coaching, with seven strikeouts and no walks.
Though McFarland was certainly one of a number of minor leaguers listed on the Dodgers Freeway Sequence roster, he didn’t seem in both of the primary two video games towards the Angels.
Oakland offers McFarland a a lot better probability at enjoying time, not to mention on the large league roster. The lefty, who turns 35 in June, has pitched many of the previous 11 seasons, totaling 474 innings in 354 video games, all three of his profession appearances in reduction. McFarland in his main league profession has a 4.14 ERA, 102 ERA+, 279 strikeouts, and 154 walks for the Orioles, D-backs, A's, Cardinals, and Mets.
McFarland pitched first for the A's in 2020, together with his first postseason look that season. Oddly, these two American League Division Sequence video games had been performed at Dodger Stadium, a part of the very odd impartial website postseason, principally fanless, after the pandemic-shortened season. McFarland's different postseason recreation was additionally at Dodger Stadium, because the Cardinals pitcher allowed a two-out stroll to Cody Bellinger within the ninth inning of a tie recreation. McFarland was relieved by future Dodgers pitcher Alex Reyes, who allowed a two-run dwelling run to Chris Taylor. McFarland was caught with the loss.
