CINCINNATI — What’s the alternative of a splash?
As a result of that’s how the Dodgers began their commerce deadline exercise late Wednesday night time.
On the eve of MLB’s annual commerce deadline (which is Thursday at 3 p.m. PDT), the Dodgers had been the tertiary celebration in a three-team commerce with the Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays.
Whereas the largest piece within the deal — beginning pitcher Zack Littell — went from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati, the Dodgers had been included in a swap of some lesser-name gamers.
Minor league catcher Hunter Feduccia, a longtime Dodgers farmhand having a pleasant season with triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis, was despatched to Tampa Bay.
In return, the Dodgers obtained pitching prospect Adam Serwinowski from the Reds, in addition to reliever Paul Gervase and catcher Ben Rortvedt from the Rays, in keeping with a number of individuals with information of the scenario not approved to talk publicly.
Serwinowski is probably the most intriguing identify the Dodgers acquired. A 21-year-old left-hander who was ranked because the No. 10 prospect within the Reds’ farm system by MLB Pipeline, the previous Fifteenth-round draft decide has been a favourite of Dodgers’ evaluators for some time, in keeping with one other individual with information of the crew’s considering.
Whereas Serwinowski has a 4.84 ERA in high-A this season, the Dodgers are excited by his potential and add him to a farm system that’s missing the depth of impression pitching prospects it normally touts.
Gervase is a 25-year-old reliever who debuted within the majors this yr with the Rays, posting a 4.26 ERA in 5 outings this yr.
Rortvedt is a 27-year-old journeyman catcher who will assist present organizational depth in Feduccia’s absence, alongside present triple-A backstops Chris Okey and Chuckie Robinson.
For a crew that has been linked to among the greater names on this yr’s commerce market, it was removed from the blockbuster many followers have been ready on.
Granted, the Dodgers are nonetheless anticipated to be lively on Thursday.
Their want for a reliever stays, though they remained idle on Wednesday as different high choices, from Jhoan Durán to Ryan Helsley to Tyler Rogers, had been dealt elsewhere.
The membership continues to be hoping so as to add one other hitter to their lineup too, with an improve within the outfield (particularly defensively) seen as a precedence, in keeping with an individual with information of the membership’s considering.
Whether or not the Dodgers can land the impression additions they search, in what has been a vendor’s market outlined by excessive acquisition prices thus far, stays to be seen.
However a minimum of they gained’t go into deadline day with out having made any offers, with Wednesday night time’s late-night transaction anticipated to be the primary of a number of strikes they make forward of Thursday’s commerce cutoff.
