The Dodgers have added some right-handed pitching depth, bringing in Tayler Scott on a minor league deal, per his MLB transaction log.
Scott, 30, appeared in eight games for the Padres last year, working to a 6.75 ERA over 12 innings. That came with a 22% strikeout mark and a 10.2% walk rate. In a more extended sample of work at Triple-A, Scott pitched 43 2/3 innings to the tune of a 4.53 ERA. He was claimed off waivers by the Phillies in September, but never made a big league appearance for them and was designated for assignment when the team announced the signing of Taijuan Walker last month.
One of two South African-born MLB players in history, Scott was drafted by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 2011 draft. He eventually got to the majors with the Mariners in 2019, but struggled that year across time with Seattle and the Orioles, working to a combined 14.33 ERA over 16 1/3 innings.
He spent the 2020-21 seasons in Japan, but returned last year on a minor league deal with the Padres. While the results in a small sample in the majors weren’t overly encouraging last year, he did combine a quality 30.4% strikeout rate with a 6.4% walk rate at Triple-A, so there might be some promise there for the Dodgers to try and tap into.
Wow!
OwO!
Did not know that Gift Ngoepe had a fellow countryman in the majors, very cool.
Did not know anyone remembered Gift Ngoepe
*Sydney Blue Sox legend Gift Ngoepe
Hell yeah! Saw him play just before the pandemic when I was part of the biggest crowd in Blue Sox history (if memory serves me correctly):) And when he came to bat, the announcer would always go “Giiiift Nyoppppe!”. Good times:)
Honorary great Scott joke.
Dodgers are at it again, trying to tap into some talent.
This guy seems to have a pattern that has the same results no matter where he goes.
I haven’t been keeping a score card, but with the quiet offseason for the Dodgers I’m guessing they have bought fewer of these minor league lottery tickets this year than most of the teams. The likely explanation: as the payroll stands now, they can’t promote anyone and reset the CBT.
In the Southern Hemisphere those ERAs are good..
The Southern Hemisphere definitely has a retrograde spin rate.
He’ll suddenly start using his best pitch more, his worst pitch less, and get better.
Yeah the famous and mysterious “he figured it out” explanation.
Or the ever-popular Change of Scenery. ™
Ah yes. Another perfect victim for the proprietary “Dodger sweeper” monster
As odd as the Dodgers are, he will probably do well for them. I don’t doubt their personnel with reclamation projects