Bullpen-needy teams are in contact with the Dodgers about reliever Brusdar Graterol, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (Twitter link). Passan suggests Los Angeles could move Graterol in order to address deficiencies elsewhere on the roster.
It has been a difficult season for Graterol, who spent most of the first two months on the injured list and has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on two occasions. The right-hander has only thrown seven innings across eight MLB appearances this year, allowing six runs (five earned) with five strikeouts and a pair of walks.
Graterol’s a bit of an outside-the-box trade candidate who could hold appeal across a broad range of teams. He tossed 23 1/3 innings of 3.09 ERA ball as part of the Dodgers’ World Series run last season. He doesn’t miss many bats, but Graterol’s hellacious power sinker has allowed him to rack up ground balls at a 58.5% clip in parts of three big league campaigns.
Contenders could see buying low on Graterol as a way to upgrade their bullpen immediately, even if that involves parting with a big leaguer at some other position in the process. That said, the 22-year-old is also controllable through 2025, so it’s possible a deadline “seller” explores a Graterol acquisition with an eye towards future seasons.
Pass, stop bailing the Dodgers out people.
Who bails the Dodgers out?
The fans, I guess.
Bill Plaschke, is that you again?
I hope Braves will. We need anything better then what we got.
The Braves have just one pitcher on the 40 man roster that is also with the major league club that has a higher ERA. Just one.
You’re judging a guy who’s been hurt most of the year on 7 innings from future potential? Hahaha
This thread has been a doozy. Wow
@mcCourt
So true, who cares about a guys era in 7 innings pitched? Graterol has a electric arm and any team would love to have him.
I’m just curious if he’s so darn good and his performance this year doesn’t mean anything then why are the Dodgers interested in trading him?
Is the dodger bullpen the best in baseball? Are they overloaded with quality arms?
What am I missing here?
Bullpen-needy teams are in contact with the Dodgers about reliever Brusdar Graterol,”
Nowhere does it say that the Dodgers are instigating the calls.
i hope they don’t trade him he is very good in the bullpen has a 100 mph plus hour fastball
He throws 101 mph with no movement, which is why he doesnt K people like he should.
No movement?? Serious???
Huh?
Dodgers bail the Redsox out
Oh no they will be stuck with the guy who can throw up to 102. He must basically be useless because at age 23 he hasn’t missed bats.
Trash
Referring to the Astors on a Dodgers thread?
Don’t do it LA.
He’s young and controllable and is your closer of the future. Now if someone is willing to badly overpay for him then that’s an entirely different story
Last year I would have agreed, but this year he hasn’t made much of a case to even be a major leaguer.
I can’t disagree with you @BlueSkies, looked good last year, but has been awful this year. I still think he’s going to end up being good and would hate to see LA give up on him so quickly. Just my opinion
The biggest knock on him isn’t even his performance, it was showing up to camp out of shape. Management can’t be too thrilled with that. Maybe he’s one of those players who thinks it’s going to be handed to him on a platter, I don’t know. Either way he’s a bit of a project and they are hard to trade.
…seven…innings…
And he pitched only those seven innings, why? Because he showed up to camp out of shape. Are you able to read at all? I’m sure beginning to wonder.
I hope for Cameron Gibbens (not Gibbons) to someday be the Dodgers closer, it would be a great story. Peter Moylan has an episode where he talks about him on his podcast, it’s on YouTube, JM Baseball Farm to Fame episode 13 “finding the next great Dodgers closer!” if anyone’s interested. The story starts at 14:51.
He’s a good story, that’s for sure.
dodgers2080.com/undrafted-free-agent-cameron-gibbe…
@frankie
One of my fave YouTube channels. It’s fun to watch how hard these guys have to work just for the chance to make the pros. Baseball can be pretty savage for players in the minors
The dodgers are a “bullpen needy team” though, doesn’t make sense to trade him
What deficiencies do LAD have? Feels like they have minor leaguers who would start most places
Some would say having Bauer on the roster is considered a deficiency
MLB seems to be in the process of taking care of this for the Dodgers, and probably saving them 40 million next year.
Maybe.
It’s not.
Need a starter, a pen guy who misses bats, and a RH bench bar that can play a couple different positions. Upper minors were thinned out with injury.
This makes zero sense for the dodgers.
I feel they want to package him with a high salary! Help clear some money off the books because they don’t have a huge amount of confidence in his ability at this point and would like to sell while value exists.
I’ll take him back as part of a Berrios for May and Graterol.
Hahahahahhaa. May is better than Berrios with more control and you think Graterol is a toss in? Thanks for the chuckle
Oh right, stupid me for referring to reports that the Dodgers and interested while the Twins are targeting more than May. No need to feel superior by putting me down, bud.
Zero chance the Dodgers are trading May.
You’re not stupid, you’re just wrong.
LAD have healthy prospects, including May just makes you look lazy.
@ilikesports
Please repost these reports?
I wouldn’t trade May for Berrios either. He’s a good pitcher but there’s something about him I don’t trust. I think all things being equal, meaning both being healthy, May is the better pitcher. I think the Dodgers would be looking to trade from their prospect pool which is loaded.
Stop laughing, McCourt. It’s annoying. I can’t sleep. At least can you go in the other room?
Needed an inhaler but I’m good
I haven’t seen one credible source indicating Dustin May will be traded at 22 while injured for the year. Sorry ILS
They’re not trading Dustin May.
I love mlbtr, it’s so entertaining watching some ppl talk baseball when they are just so off. No offense but geez Berrios for May n Graterol?
Kid was suposed to be at least star closer!
Well, give him a chance.
Looking at his #’s he doesn’t deserve a chance, at least in the majors. Let him go down to AAA and show that he can be consistently good,not great but at least good, then give him another shot at the big show.
Ah, abandoning players after 7 innings of subpar play. The true mark of a baseball genius
Smart teams always know the value of their assets
Could be the Red Sox’s second chance to add him.
For Verdugo 😉
Not hardly. You can keep Betts and Price! Thank you though!
If the last two days are any indication, he will be in Cincinnati by the weekend
He’s a two pitch pitcher and the league adjusted to him. He needs to either add a 3rd plus pitch or hide his two best pitches better.
Saw him in spring training last year and thought he’d be nearly unhittable.
Kind of surprised to see him struggle this badly. Has to be injury. Wouldn’t be his first.
Injury making him change his delivery causing issue. He was unhitable.
the fact he came in out of shape would seem to suggest he isn’t that committed to progressing as a player.
True
Astros, A’s, Red Sox, Cincy, Mets?
He just needs to throw strike 1.Falling behind in the count has been the demise.
He’s too wild.
It may calm down with experience but he needs to hit the strike zone to pitch for the Dodgers
Alright Angels, I’m sure any bullpen help is better than our BP right now.
Casablanca Rick has a fetish for 100 mph bullpen arms.He def called!!
To illustrate the absurdity of disparaging a player’s seasonal performance based on 7 innings pitched.
I will agree he was putrid for the first “FIVE” innings pitched this season.
However, he has be absolutely tremendous the past “TWO” innings pitched…
Buying low on him? I mean if can, I’ll definitely take it. But I’m curious what buying low on him really means lol
Kennedy, Solak, E.White, and Gibson for Graterol and Peters.
Several trips to the DL. Has a very unique delivery that does not indicate a 100 mph pitch is coming. Unfortunately it is probably the cause of his health problems and not sustainable.
Tiger fans would recognize the guy’s physical shape and arm from Detroit’s longtime grooming of future closers Bruce Rondon and Joe Jimenez.
The future doesn’t always show up.
Graterol is a pitcher I do not understand. Throws 103 but throws a sinker. Why? This makes no sense. Pitchers who throw hard strike guys out because the hitter has less time to react, so he throws the easiest pitch to make contact with. Blows my mind that the Twins system never stopped that. But they’re the twins for a reason
Sounds to me like maybe he couldn’t develop other offerings, I mean I’m sure pitching coaches at a major league through multiple orgs. don’t get a paycheck for watching YouTube videos and trying anything to get him to learn new pitches. They have data swing and miss and know arm angles grips etc better than any of us! Maybe this is the real reason Boston backed out of that deal, he wasn’t worth headlining it! Verdugo has been playing above average everyday what would be the best result of graterol out of the pen 20-30 saves yes that’s valuable but verdugo wins in value IMO, well played Boston.
At least RS fans don’t have to read the endless columns about how great he is.