July 29th, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers haven’t been worried about expressing their desire so to add pitching assist old to Friday’s 1 p.m. PT Alternate Slice-off date, and they added a versatile arm to their pitching staff on Thursday.
Los Angeles announced on Thursday that it received left-hander Danny Duffy and cash concerns from the Royals in alternate for a player to be named later. So that it is advisable make room on the 40-man roster for Duffy, the Dodgers designated outfielder DJ Peters for project.
Duffy, 32, had 10-and-5 rights, which permits him to veto any commerce by advantage of spending his complete 11-year profession with the Royals. But Duffy, who grew up in California and in most cases attended video games at Dodger Stadium with his father, indirectly waived his veto perfect and accredited the commerce to L.A.
Adding Duffy to the mix gives the Dodgers yet any other broken-down left-handed arm that could provide dimension, when mandatory. Duffy, then again, won’t be ready to near aid for no much less than a pair more weeks as he’s in the meantime on the 10-day injured checklist with a left flexor strain. That didn’t discontinuance Los Angeles, which sees Duffy as a mountainous piece to its success near postseason time.
Duffy, who is 4-3 with a 2.51 ERA this season, has been a starter for most of his profession and could dash into the Dodgers’ rotation when healthy. Or L.A. could decide to take care of Duffy as a multi-inning reliever as he eases aid from ruin.
The left-hander relies on a five-pitch mix that is dominated by his four-seamer, which he throws 43.4 percent of the time. This season, Duffy’s only pitches own been the slider and changeup, limiting hitters to a .188 and .194 average, respectively.
Getting Duffy no doubt doesn’t capture the Dodgers out of the working for other pitching commerce targets. No subject a fable that Max Scherzer change into once shut to being traded to the Padres, sources told MLB.com that Los Angeles is “level-headed in the mix” for the finest-hander. A resolution from Scherzer, who additionally has his 10-and-5 veto rights, and the Nationals is anticipated quickly.
Twins perfect-hander José Berríos is additionally a target for the Dodgers, nonetheless his asking trace is excessive provided that he has an additional year of take care of an eye on. With Clayton Kershaw level-headed on the injured checklist for yet any other week and Trevor Bauer’s future closing uncertain, L.A. will remain aggressive main as much as Friday’s 1 p.m. PT Slice-off date. Adding Duffy change into once a stable launch.
