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Dodgers Sign Tayler Scott To Minor League Deal

By Simon Hampton | January 8, 2023 at 7:45am CDT

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.

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16 Comments

  1. kiddhoff

    2 years ago

    Wow!

    Reply
    • sufferforsnakes

      2 years ago

      OwO!

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  2. Monkey’s Uncle

    2 years ago

    Did not know that Gift Ngoepe had a fellow countryman in the majors, very cool.

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    • Rsox

      2 years ago

      Did not know anyone remembered Gift Ngoepe

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      • DarkSide830

        2 years ago

        *Sydney Blue Sox legend Gift Ngoepe

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        • rabidrabbit

          2 years ago

          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:)

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  3. SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs

    2 years ago

    Honorary great Scott joke.

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  4. number1dodger

    2 years ago

    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.

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    • BlueSkies_LA

      2 years ago

      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.

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  5. User 1855579867

    2 years ago

    In the Southern Hemisphere those ERAs are good..

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    • Bart Harley Jarvis

      2 years ago

      The Southern Hemisphere definitely has a retrograde spin rate.

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  6. HalosHeavenJJ

    2 years ago

    He’ll suddenly start using his best pitch more, his worst pitch less, and get better.

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    • User 1855579867

      2 years ago

      Yeah the famous and mysterious “he figured it out” explanation.

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      • BlueSkies_LA

        2 years ago

        Or the ever-popular Change of Scenery. ™

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  7. Kershaw's Lesser Known Right Arm

    2 years ago

    Ah yes. Another perfect victim for the proprietary “Dodger sweeper” monster

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  8. mikesciosciastragicillness

    2 years ago

    As odd as the Dodgers are, he will probably do well for them. I don’t doubt their personnel with reclamation projects

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