The Dodgers introduced they’ve designated right-hander Elieser Hernández for task. They wanted to clear an energetic roster spot for nearer Evan Phillips, who’s again from the 15-day injured listing. The transfer drops the workforce’s 40-man roster depend to 39.
Hernández made 5 appearances for Los Angeles, his first MLB work since 2022. The righty inked a minor league deal over the offseason and was chosen onto the membership two weeks in the past. He made a spot begin in his first look, working six innings of three-run ball in opposition to the Giants. The Dodgers stored him round as a low-leverage reliever. Hernández allowed runs in three of his 4 bullpen outings, coughing up three runs with out recording an out in opposition to the Mets on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old has appeared in elements of six MLB campaigns. He labored in a swing position for the Marlins between 2018-22. Hernández sometimes posted good strikeout and stroll numbers, however he has been very susceptible to the longball. That was once more an issue in his restricted look with the Dodgers. He gave up 5 homers in solely 9 2/3 innings, serving up 9 runs within the course of.
Hernández is out of choices, so the Dodgers needed to designate him for task to take away him from the MLB workforce. It’s probably he’ll land on waivers within the subsequent few days. Whereas Hernández didn’t pitch effectively within the majors, he labored to a formidable 2.83 ERA whereas placing out practically 30% of batters confronted over 28 2/3 innings for Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis. That may get him a glance from one other group. If he goes unclaimed on waivers, Hernández has the requisite service time to say no an outright task in favor of free company.
Phillips was sidelined for rather less than a month by a hamstring pressure. He was out to a different wonderful begin earlier than the harm. Phillips turned in 13 2/3 innings of three-run ball, fanning 17 hitters whereas issuing 4 walks. He now has a 1.64 ERA over 148 1/3 innings for the reason that Dodgers claimed him off waivers from Tampa Bay in August 2021. The Dodgers used a committee method to the ninth whereas Phillips was out of motion. Daniel Hudson, Alex Vesia, J.P. Feyereisen and Blake Treinen have every picked up at the least one save this month.
