The Dodgers introduced this afternoon that they’ve chosen the contract of left-hander Nick Ramirez. Lefty Justin Wrobleski was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding transfer, and right-hander Michael Petersen was designated for task to make room for Ramirez on the 40-man roster.
Ramirez, 35, was acquired by the Dodgers in a commerce with the Yankees again in April after the southpaw did not make the Opening Day roster within the Bronx. A fourth-round decide by the Brewers again in 2011, Ramirez didn’t make his huge league debut till 2019 as a member of the Tigers. He posted middling ends in aid throughout three seasons with Detroit and San Diego from 2019-21, with a 4.55 ERA (101 ERA+) and 4.60 FIP in 110 2/3 innings of labor whereas putting out 20.4% of opponents.
The lefty signed with the Mariners on a minor league deal headed into the 2022 season and posted spectacular outcomes on the Triple-A stage, with a 2.93 ERA and a 23.7% strikeout price in 55 1/3 frames, however was unable to crack the membership’s huge league roster. That led him to signal with the Yankees on a recent minors pact for the 2023 season, and he loved the perfect season of his profession within the Bronx as he posted a incredible 2.66 ERA and a pair of.94 FIP in 40 2/3 frames after being chosen to the Cubs roster in late April, after which level he was shuttled between the majors and minors on a semi-frequent foundation.
Sadly, Ramirez has not been in a position to replicate that very same success with the Dodgers. He’s pitched 11 1/3 innings within the majors this yr however has struggled to a 6.35 ERA with a 4.33 FIP and simply 4 strikeouts. That lackluster manufacturing has carried over to his efficiency at Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis, for whom he’s pitched to a 4.65 ERA in 31 innings of labor this yr with a lackluster 19.2% strikeout price. The Dodgers are absolutely hoping he can enhance upon that efficiency in his newest stint with the membership, although he’s buried on the aid depth chart by each Alex Vesia and Anthony Banda when it comes to left-handed choices, doubtless leaving him for use in solely low-leverage conditions whereas with the membership.
Ramirez takes the spot of Petersen on the 40-man roster. The righty bought his first style of massive league motion again in June when he was chosen to the roster within the aftermath of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s placement on the injured record because of a rotator cuff pressure. The correct-hander has served as an up-and-down bullpen arm for the Dodgers within the months since then, although his outcomes have left a lot to be desired. In 14 innings of labor throughout 11 appearances, Petersen has struggled to a 6.43 ERA with a 6.32 FIP within the majors, although he’s been nothing in need of dominant at Triple-A with a glowing 1.64 ERA and a 35.2% strikeout price in 33 frames. If Petersen goes unclaimed on waivers, the Dodgers may have the chance to outright the right-hander to Triple-A the place he can act as non-roster depth for the membership down the stretch.
