The Dodgers activated right-handed pitcher Brusdar Graterol from the 60-day injured listing forward of tonight’s sport towards the Phillies, the workforce introduced. To make room on the lively roster, the membership positioned fellow right-handed reliever Blake Treinen on the 15-day IL with left hip discomfort. The Dodgers already had an open spot for Graterol on their 40-man roster.
Graterol and Treinen each wound up on the IL in spring coaching, however whereas Treinen returned to the sphere in Could, Graterol has been out all 12 months. His harm was initially described as hip tightness and irritation in his throwing shoulder, however seemingly, the shoulder difficulty was the larger downside. He began throwing off a mound once more in early April, however the Dodgers shut down his throwing downside a number of weeks later as a result of his arm wasn’t bouncing again in addition to they could have hoped. After that, the workforce appears to have determined to take issues notably gradual with the younger flamethrower. Graterol began throwing bullpen classes in mid-June and started his minor league rehab task in mid-July. After eight rehab appearances, he’s again in Dodgers blue for the primary time this season.
After coming over from the Twins in 2020 as a part of the package deal for Kenta Maeda, Graterol slowly turned a key participant within the Dodgers’ bullpen. He was an particularly essential piece for supervisor Dave Roberts from 2022-23, pitching to a 2.08 ERA and three.06 SIERA in 114 video games. Typically serving as a set-up man for closers Craig Kimbrel and Evan Phillips, he led the workforce with 29 holds and ranked second amongst Dodgers relievers in Win Likelihood Added over these two years. Throughout his 4 seasons with the Dodgers, he has additionally made 21 appearances within the playoffs, pitching to a 1.71 ERA and a couple of.52 FIP.
Nonetheless simply 25 years previous, Graterol is making $2.7MM this season in his first 12 months of arbitration eligibility. He’s set to achieve free company following the 2026 marketing campaign.
Treinen, 36, had been having fun with a triumphant comeback marketing campaign after lacking a lot of the 2022 and ’23 seasons with a shoulder harm. In 34 appearances, the righty has pitched to a 2.67 ERA and a 2.81 SIERA. His fastball velocity is down about three miles per hour, however his 30.6% strikeout price is the very best it’s been since his All-Star season in 2018. That has so much to do together with his slider, which has been among the best whiff-inducing pitches in baseball this season. Thus, Roberts has given Treinen the ball in loads of high-leverage spots; no Dodgers pitcher has a better common leverage index when coming into video games in 2024 (per FanGraphs).
It’s unclear how critical Treinen’s harm is or how a lot time he’ll miss. Nevertheless, if Graterol picks up the place he left off in 2023, the Dodgers can have no hassle changing Treinen’s manufacturing on the again finish of the bullpen. What’s extra, right-hander Michael Grove can also be nearing his return from the injured listing, which is able to give L.A. one other right-handed choice for the bullpen.
