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July 17: Dodgers expected to seek bullpen help at the Trade Deadline (report)
The Dodgers entered 2025 with a pitching staff that looked to be among baseball’s best, but things haven’t gone according to plan on the mound for Los Angeles so far.
Starters Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and Tony Gonsolin are all on the injured list, and Tyler Glasnow also missed significant time before being activated on July 9. Relievers Blake Treinen, Michael Kopech and Evan Phillips are sidelined, too. And closer Tanner Scott, who signed with the club for $72 million on a four-year deal in the offseason, has seven blown saves while posting a 4.09 ERA.
With Glasnow back and Snell nearing his return, the Dodgers might feel comfortable enough with their rotation options to stand pat in that area at the Trade Deadline. But it’s apparently a different story on the bullpen front.
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal (subscription required) hears that the Dodgers are planning to pursue bullpen help at the Deadline.
This year’s crop of relievers on expiring contracts who play for likely sellers isn’t particularly exciting, with the Orioles’ Gregory Soto and Seranthony Domínguez, the Braves’ Raisel Iglesias, the Nationals’ Kyle Finnegan and former Dodger Kenley Jansen (now with the Angels) looking like the best of the bunch. That group could get a bit deeper if bubble teams like the Cardinals (Ryan Helsley), Reds (Emilio Pagan) and Rangers (Chris Martin, Hoby Milner, Shawn Armstrong) decide to sell.
There are also some intriguing controllable relief arms who could be available, including the Twins’ Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax, the Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase, the Orioles’ Félix Bautista and the Rays’ Pete Fairbanks. But none will come cheap.
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale recently reported that the Dodgers were among the teams showing “strong interest” in Duran and Jax, along with the Phillies, Tigers, Cubs and Reds.
Free agent David Robertson, who had a 3.00 ERA and 99 K’s for the Rangers in 2025, is another potential option. He reportedly has been throwing for interested clubs.
