Dodgers right-hander Connor Brogdon went unclaimed on waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis, per the transaction log at MLB.com. He elected minor league free company. The transfer clears a spot on L.A.’s 40-man roster earlier than subsequent week’s Rule 5 safety deadline.
Brogdon, 29, solely appeared in a single sport with the Dodgers this season, permitting a pair of runs in a single inning. Los Angeles acquired him from the Phillies in an April swap after he’d been designated for task in Philadelphia. (The Dodgers despatched minor league left-hander Benony Robles the opposite means.)
Brogdon hit the 15-day injured listing as a consequence of plantar fasciitis simply days after that Dodgers debut, and the difficulty proved extreme sufficient that he didn’t make it again to the lively roster. Brogdon initially went on a rehab task a number of weeks after his preliminary IL placement, however the Dodgers scrapped that effort and transferred him to the 60-day IL. He began one other rehab task in August however didn’t make it again earlier than season’s finish.
Previous to his time with the Dodgers group, Brogdon seemed like a promising up-and-coming reliever in Philadelphia. The previous tenth-round choose signed for less than a $5K bonus out of the draft however pitched his option to the massive leagues in three years’ time, trying sharp to start his MLB tenure. From 20202-22, Brogdon turned in a mixed 3.42 ERA in 113 innings, fanning one-quarter of his opponents in opposition to a 7.3% stroll charge in that point. Brogdon averaged 95.8 mph on his heater, and whereas he was hobbled at instances by groin and elbow points, he usually delivered strong outcomes.
He’s solely managed 32 innings within the majors since that point. Along with the foot harm that worn out his 2024 season, Brogdon noticed his command, strikeout charge, velocity and different key stats all pattern the fallacious course in 2023. The Phillies despatched him to Triple-A to get sorted out, however he was rocked for an ERA north of 5.00 there with an uncharacteristic 13% stroll charge.
Brogdon’s rehab work in Triple-A this season was robust, albeit in a small pattern of 13 innings. He held opponents to 5 runs (3.46 ERA) with an enormous 33.9% strikeout charge and eight.9% stroll charge. His fastball, nevertheless, was down fairly a methods from its 96 mph peak, as a substitute sitting at 93.8 mph in these transient seems to be in Oklahoma Metropolis. He’ll carry a profession 3.97 ERA in 145 huge league innings with him to the market, so Brogdon ought to generate loads of curiosity as long as his foot is wholesome.
