The Dodgers agreed to a minor league contract with Jon Duplantier on Thursday, in line with his transaction log on MLB.com. That is his second stint with the Dodgers group.
Duplantier, now 30, started his profession with the Diamondbacks, who chosen him within the third spherical of the 2016 draft. Baseball America ranked him because the No. 1 prospect in Arizona’s system (No. 73 total) forward of the 2018 season, and he remained certainly one of BA’s top-100 prospects coming into the 2019 marketing campaign. The precise-hander made his MLB debut that 12 months, tossing 36 2/3 innings over 15 video games (three begins) with a 4.42 ERA. He would additionally pitch for the D-backs in 2021, when he made 4 begins and gave up 19 earned runs in 13 innings of labor. Sadly, Duplantier’s prospect shine had all however disappeared by then, and Arizona launched him that summer time after he suffered an damage. The membership rapidly re-signed him on a minor league deal, however he elected free company on the finish of the 12 months.
Since then, Duplantier has frolicked within the Giants, Dodgers, Phillies, and Mets organizations. Most not too long ago, he suited up for the Lake Nation DockHounds of the impartial American Affiliation after he was launched by the Mets. In response to the American Affiliation web site, the DockHounds transferred his contract to the Dodgers final Monday, three days earlier than he formally signed with the group. He’ll report back to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. Apparently, he has not performed at Double-A since 2018, when he put up a 2.69 ERA over 14 begins with the Jackson Generals. Since 2019, Duplantier has spent most of his time pitching at Triple-A, the place he has a 5.09 ERA in 66 profession video games (27 begins).
