NEW YORK — The Dodgers signed right-handed reliever Chris Stratton to a Main League deal on Sunday and optioned right-hander Bobby Miller, the crew introduced. So as to make room for Stratton on the 40-man roster, the membership designated right-hander J.P. Feyereisen for project.
Stratton, 34, joined the crew in New York about six hours earlier than first pitch for the Dodgers’ sequence finale with the Mets on Sunday Evening Baseball. He pitched to a 7.94 ERA in 12 video games earlier this season for the Royals, and was designated for project on Could 18.
A ten-year MLB veteran, Stratton owns a profession 4.63 ERA throughout stints with six groups. He depends on a flexible six-pitch combine, headlined by his four-seam fastball.
Stratton joins a Dodgers bullpen that has posted a 3.95 ERA this season, simply the Sixteenth-best mark within the Majors. Accidents proceed to check the unit’s depth: Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips and Blake Treinen — three key cogs on final yr’s crew — are all on the IL.
Kopech made his sixth rehab outing with Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis on Sunday and is getting nearer to being an possibility for the Main League crew, and Treinen has began a throwing development. However Phillips hasn’t begun enjoying catch but, which supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned is “beginning to get a little bit regarding.”
Stratton recorded greater than three outs in half of his outings this season, so he ought to be an possibility to provide the Dodgers some size. Roberts mentioned he sees Stratton’s function as being just like that of Matt Sauer, who was optioned to Oklahoma Metropolis on Saturday as a result of the crew wanted a recent arm.
