Yankees trade lefty reliever to Dodgers

The Yankees have traded left-hander Nick Ramirez to the Dodgers for money concerns, per bulletins from each golf equipment. Ramirez had been designated for project on the weekend. The Dodgers opened a 40-man roster spot by transferring righty Brusdar Graterol to the 60-day injured listing.

Ramirez, 34, was a little bit of a stunning reduce from the Yankee roster. He tossed 40 2/3 innings final yr with an earned run common of two.66. His 16.3 p.c strikeout price was on the low facet however his 47.4 p.c floor ball price was a bit higher than common and his 5.2 p.c stroll price was glorious. However the membership used plenty of pitchers of their first two video games of the season and needed so as to add Tanner Tully as a contemporary arm and Ramirez obtained squeezed out.

Maybe they have been a bit skeptical of the pattern measurement, as Ramirez had a profession ERA of 4.55 coming into final yr, with a 9.5 p.c stroll price that was a lot nearer to common than what he did in 2023. However he’s at all times had good outcomes at Triple-A, having posted a 2.98 ERA in 200 appearances over seven totally different seasons at that degree.

He’ll give the Dodgers one other left-handed reduction possibility, which is a little bit of a weak spot on the roster for the time being. Alex Vesia and Ryan Yarbrough are the 2 different southpaws within the bullpen, however the latter is used extra for lengthy reduction versus conditions the place a supervisor would particularly need a lefty. Ramirez additionally has an possibility remaining and will be saved within the minors till wanted.

The Dodgers had a 40-man roster spot to make use of since they evidently don’t anticipate Graterol to return previous to the center of Might. He battled hip soreness and shoulder soreness all through the spring and solely made one official look. He has reportedly been making progress of late however will successfully must redo Spring Coaching by spending just a few weeks ramping up and moving into recreation form.

Because the Dodgers began their season early with the Seoul Collection, he was positioned on the 15-day IL again on March 19, that means he’s already two weeks into his 60-day rely and might return about six weeks from now if he’s wholesome and construct up by then.