You’ll be able to by no means have an excessive amount of pitching in Triple-A, and the Dodgers have undoubtedly bought into that this offseason. Their most up-to-date acquisition is a seven-year MLB veteran who spent final 12 months pitching for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, Matt Andriese.
Andriese was drafted by the Rangers in 2008 out of Redlands East Valley Excessive College, however the Thirty seventh-rounder went to school as a substitute. Three years later, the Padres drafted him within the third spherical out of UC Riverside. Andriese by no means pitched for the Padres; he was traded to Tampa Bay in 2014 and debuted for the Rays the following 12 months.
Along with Tampa Bay, Andriese has pitched for the Diamondbacks, Angels, Mariners, and Purple Sox in his seven years within the large leagues. In 2022, he pitched 63 innings for Yomiuri and posted a 2.86 ERA. The suitable-hander has a 4.63 profession ERA in 509 big-league innings.
Andriese was a part-time starter his first three seasons with Tampa Bay, however he’s pitched nearly completely in aid since 2018. He averaged simply over 4 innings per recreation in Japan final 12 months, however he’s seemingly slated for aid within the Dodgers’ farm system.
The 33-year-old Andriese has quite a lot of MLB expertise, so he could possibly be a candidate for the bittersweet function of “man who gets called up when the group wants a reliever, understanding he’ll be DFA’d off the 40-man roster as quickly because the instant want has handed.” But when he can harness his stuff within the LA farm system, he may get again to the massive leagues on a extra everlasting foundation.
