Dodgers, Julian Fernandez Agree To Minor League Deal

The Dodgers are in settlement with righty reliever Julian Fernández on a minor league contract, studies Fabian Ardaya of the Athletic. The 29-year-old receives an invite to MLB Spring Coaching.

Fernández is working to return to the majors for the primary time since 2021. He made six appearances for the Rockies that 12 months, permitting eight runs throughout 6 2/3 innings. That is still his solely massive league expertise. Colorado outrighted him off the 40-man roster in June 2022. Fernéandez frolicked in Triple-A with the Blue Jays the next 12 months.

The Dominican Republic native was out of affiliated ball in 2024. Fernández spent the 12 months in Mexico. He had a superb season with Veracruz, handing over a 1.82 earned run common via 34 2/3 frames. He struck out 32.1% of opposing hitters. Fernández has given up eight runs throughout 11 2/3 innings within the Dominican Winter League, however Dodger evaluators evidently stay intrigued by his stuff.

Throughout his temporary massive league stint, Fernández flashed enormous velocity. He averaged 99 MPH together with his four-seam fastball. That hasn’t really translated to many whiffs within the affiliated ranks. He has a mean 24% strikeout charge and has walked almost 11% of batters confronted over components of 4 Triple-A campaigns. Fernández has a 6.05 ERA in 80 1/3 innings at that stage.