The Los Angeles Dodgers broke up with veteran left-hander James Paxton.
The Dodgers announced on the 23rd (Korea Standard Time) that they had dealt with Paxton as a designated assignment (DFA) and called up prospect River Ryan.
Paxton signed an FA contract with the Dodgers on a one-year, $7 million deal ahead of this season.
Since then, he has been the team’s fifth starter and has consistently maintained the rotation with 8 wins, 2 losses and a 4.43 ERA in 89 ⅓ innings in 18 appearances this season. 고수익알바
In addition, he pitched more than five innings in six innings and 12 games among 18 starts, and allowed fewer than three runs in 11 of them. However, he has performed poorly with an earned run average of 6.03 in eight games since June.
Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw are released from the injured list this week, but with Yamamoto and Walker Buehler still on the injured list, it is surprising that the Dodgers gave up their contract with Paxton.
ESPN also said, “It is a surprising decision for the Dodgers in that many starters are on the injured list and Paxton has led the rotation with little experience.”
Meanwhile, Ryan, who came to the big leagues instead of Paxton, was drafted in the 11th round by the San Diego Padres in the 2021 draft, before the Dodgers gave up Matt Beaty to San Diego in March 2022 and acquired him in a trade.
Although he has not played many games due to injuries this season, he has played 161/3 innings in five appearances in Triple-A, recording an ERA of 2.761 homers, 6 walks and 19 strikeouts.