Spring Training Shakeup! Dodgers Make Bold Roster Decisions
The roster moves have begun with over two weeks left before the Los Angeles Dodgers play in Japan. They optioned or reassigned pitchers and outfielders as they begin trimming down the roster.
Nick Frasso, a right-handed pitcher who pitched just two innings in Spring Training, was optioned. The other seven players the Dodgers made decisions on were sent to Minor League Camp.
Carlos Duran, Julian Fernandez, and Justin Jarvis were the pitchers the Dodgers reassigned. Outfielders Ryan Ward, Justin Dean, Zyhir Hope, and Josue De Paula were also sent to Minor League Camp.
The pitchers’ Spring training stats went a combined 1-2. Duran threw two innings, allowing a 4.50 ERA, and went 1-0. Fernandez had a 27 ERA in two and a third innings, and Jarvis in four innings had an 11.25 ERA; both went 0-1.
Ward, in 16 at-bats, had a .016 batting average and a .230 OPS. Dean had three hits and three runs and finished his Spring Training with an .864 OPS.
De Paula, in his nine Spring Training at bats, had a 1.171 OPS, with three RBI’s. Despite the small sample size, the 19-year-old had an impressive Spring Training.
One of the most hyped prospects in the Dodgers farm system, Hope hit a home run in Spring Training. He finished with a .671 OPS and left many Dodgers fans with a lot of hope for the future.
The Dodgers open the 2025 MLB season in Japan against the Chicago Cubs on March 15th. By then, the Dodgers will have to make more roster moves as they trim the roster down to 26 players.
