Dodgers Pitcher Elects Free Agency, Clears 40-Man Roster Spot
Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Connor Brogdon elected minor league free agency after being unclaimed on waivers. Brogdon’s decision opens up a spot on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 protection deadline next week.
After Brogdon, 29, wasn’t picked up on waivers, he was assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City, according to the transaction log at MLB.com. The right-hander then chose to become a free agent. Heading to the market, Brogdon has a 3.97 ERA in 145 major league innings.
Brogdon appeared in just one game for the Dodgers this season where he allowed a pair of runs in one inning against the Minnesota Twins. The Dodgers acquired the right-hander from the Philadelphia Phillies in an April swap after Brogdon was designated for assignment.
The Dodgers sent minor league left-hander Benony Robles to Philadelphia, while Brogdon came to Los Angeles. Only days after his major league debut in a Dodgers uniform, Brogdon was placed on the 15-day injured list due to plantar fasciitis.
The plantar fasciitis was severe enough to keep Brogdon from returning to the active roster. Brogdon originally went on a rehab assignment a few weeks after going on the injured list, but the Dodgers ended up transferring him to the 60-day injured list.
In August, Brogdon began another rehab assignment but wasn’t able to return before the season concluded. Before coming to the Dodgers, Brogdon was poised to be a high-profile reliever. The former tenth-round pick reached the majors in just three years.
From 2020-22, Brogdon posted a combined 3.42 ERA in 113 innings. The right-hander averaged 95.8 mph on his heater and was sharp at the start of his MLB career. In 2023, all of Brogdon’s statistics dramatically fell.
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So, how many open spots are there on the 40 man roster? Would that be information the readers might be interested in? Is it 37 including Zach Logue? Some other number? Kershaw not included? Sasaki won’t count if signed as a minor leaguer? Kike Hernandez is not there nor is Treinen. Joe Kelly is not included but he is not likely to be signed. Soon several of them will go to 60 day injured list and won’t count, but when is the Rule V draft? When will this process be explained to us?
Not the job here to explain stuff you can easily find out for yourself. Let Google (or some other search engine) be your friend and take it upon yourself if you want to know something:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_5_draft