The Dodgers announced today that left-hander Justin Bruihl and right-hander Andre Jackson have been recalled to the club. In corresponding moves, right-hander Dustin May was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain and righty Dylan Covey designated for assignment.
The Dodgers have been facing various challenges with their pitching staff in recent days, leading to much improvising. They played a 12-inning game against the Twins on Monday, using six relievers after Noah Syndergaard lasted just four innings. On Tuesday, Clayton Kershaw was also bounced after just four frames, requiring the bullpen to pick up the remaining five.
That led the club to select Covey’s contract yesterday to give the bullpen a fresh arm. It was a good thing that they did, since May had to depart after just one inning with elbow pain. It was later reported that he has a flexor pronator strain and will likely miss four to six weeks, making today’s injured list placement inevitable. Covey stepped in and threw four innings in relief of May, allowing a couple of earned runs on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts. Four other pitchers came in after him as the Dodgers managed to pull off a 7-3 victory.
Despite playing a key role in that victory, Covey has been nudged out of his roster spot as the club was once again facing an exhausted pitching staff and needed some fresh arms. Prior to joining the big league club, he had a 4.22 ERA in 32 Triple-A innings on the year. The Dodgers will now have one week to trade him or pass him through waivers. He hasn’t really been a major league regular for a few years, pitching in the CPBL in Taiwan in 2021 and 2022, but it wouldn’t be a shock to see some other club express interest given the mounting pile of pitcher injuries around the league. In the event he does clear waivers, he would have the right to reject an outright assignment and elect free agency, by virtue of having a previous career outright.
Great showing coming in under that duress knowing it was going to be short lived.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have restored order in the NL West; meanwhile San Diego’s Bob Melvin has organized a country-wide search party, to find his team’s missing offense.
Friars are a full game up on Rockies
That’s not saying much
Pretty sure that’s why he said it.
Padres have a better 1-4 part of the lineup. Every other aspect of the major league team, front office and farm system the Dodgers blow them away.
Padres have a better closer.
Dodgers and Padres seem equal on 1-4
Tatis and Betts
Machado and Freeman
Bogaerts and Smith
Soto and Muncy
Dodgers farm and execs give them a high edge. Kershaw, Urias and Gonsolin are better than Darvish, Mushrove and Snell.
Hader is better than any RP the Dodgers have but LA has more arms. And Hader is in line for a 100 million dollar contract. Is Seidler really about to cough up more long term payroll?
If I’m the Pads I qualify offer Hader and let him move on. Giving a combustible reliever like Hader 5+ yrs 100 million dollars is nuts. He’s right in the period where relievers often fall off and he’s just a bit too hot & cold for my tastes. At that price anyways.
Sorry I’m taking the Dodgers first 4 not only over the Padres but maybe over any other first 4 in the league.
Not unreasonable, better than
Acuna
Riley
Olson
Albies
Goldschmidt
Arenado
Edman
Nootbar
I wonder if he’s any relation to WillieMc?
needed new arms in the bullpen. sorry covey….
Andre Jackson is horrible
Why
Kris Bryant’s college roommate
I liked Covey when he was in the A’s organization and wouldn’t mind bringing him back given how horrible the A’s pitching has been.
Harsh….
Dylan Covey, we hardly knew ye
Wham Bam Thank You Covey
I betya they didn’t let him partake in the postgame spread