The Yankees have traded left-hander Nick Ramirez to the Dodgers for money concerns, per bulletins from each golf equipment. Ramirez had been designated for task on the weekend. The Dodgers opened a 40-man roster spot by transferring righty Brusdar Graterol to the 60-day injured record.
Ramirez, 34, was a little bit of a stunning reduce from the Yankee roster. He tossed 40 2/3 innings final 12 months with an earned run common of two.66. His 16.3 p.c strikeout charge was on the low aspect however his 47.4 p.c floor ball charge was a bit higher than common and his 5.2 p.c stroll charge was wonderful. However the membership used plenty of pitchers of their first two video games of the season and needed so as to add Tanner Tully as a recent arm and Ramirez acquired squeezed out.
Maybe they have been a bit skeptical of the pattern dimension, as Ramirez had a profession ERA of 4.55 coming into final 12 months, with a 9.5 p.c stroll charge that was a lot nearer to common than what he did in 2023. However he’s at all times had good outcomes at Triple-A, having posted a 2.98 ERA in 200 appearances over seven completely different seasons at that stage.
He’ll give the Dodgers one other left-handed aid possibility, which is a little bit of a weak spot on the roster for the time being. Alex Vesia and Ryan Yarbrough are the 2 different southpaws within the bullpen, however the latter is used extra for lengthy aid versus conditions the place a supervisor would particularly desire a lefty. Ramirez additionally has an possibility remaining and could be saved within the minors till wanted.
The Dodgers had a 40-man roster spot to make use of since they evidently don’t count on Graterol to return previous to the center of Might. He battled hip soreness and shoulder soreness all through the spring and solely made one official look. He has reportedly been making progress of late however will successfully have to redo Spring Coaching by spending just a few weeks ramping up and moving into sport form.
For the reason that Dodgers began their season early with the Seoul Collection, he was positioned on the 15-day IL again on March 19, which means he’s already two weeks into his 60-day depend and may return about six weeks from now if he’s wholesome and construct up by then.