Dodgers To Select Gus Varland

The Dodgers are planning to pick the contract of right-hander Gus Varland from Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis, studies Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Instances (via Twitter). They’ll must make a corresponding roster transfer.

It’ll be the Dodger debut for Varland, however not the right-hander’s huge league debut. That got here earlier this season with the Brewers, who chosen Varland from the Dodgers in final December’s Rule 5 Draft. Varland made Milwaukee’s Opening Day roster after an enormous spring exhibiting and, via his first eight innings, held opponents to a pair of earned runs — albeit on 9 hits with as many walks (5) as strikeouts. In what proved to be his final look with the Brewers, Varland was rocked for 9 runs in simply two-third of an inning towards the Cardinals on Could 15. Milwaukee designated him for project the following day.

Varland cleared waivers, was returned to the Dodgers group, and has been glorious in Triple-A since. The 26-year-old has pitched 33 1/3 innings, working to a pristine 2.16 earned run common with a 29.3% strikeout charge, a 6% stroll charge, a 42.4% grounder charge and simply 0.54 HR/9. It’s sturdy manufacturing on the entire, however Varland has been even higher after a shaky begin in his return to the Dodgers group; since June 9, the right-hander has a 1.42 ERA in 25 1/3 innings.

The promotion for Varland comes on the heels of right-hander Joe Kelly’s placement on the 15-day injured record. Kelly, acquired from the White Sox alongside Lance Lynn, has tossed 3 2/3 shutout innings since being acquired. His IL placement was relative to Aug. 10. Kelly is the ninth right-handed reliever on the Dodgers’ injured record in the intervening time, becoming a member of Yency Almonte, Tyler Cyr, J.P. Feyereisen, Daniel Hudson, Shelby Miller, Jimmy Nelson, Alex Reyes and Blake Treinen. Los Angeles didn’t have one other wholesome right-handed reliever on the 40-man roster — barring a short-term transfer to aid for Gavin Stone, Emmet Sheehan or Ryan Pepiot, all of whom are in Triple-A in the intervening time — so that they’ll give Varland his first look and hope he can proceed the tempo he’s set since getting back from the Brewers.