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Dodgers Outright Adam Kolarek

By Steve Adams | June 20, 2023 at 9:58am CDT

Dodgers lefty Adam Kolarek cleared outright waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City following last week’s DFA, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. The veteran lefty had the right to reject the outright assignment in favor of free agency, but he’s currently listed as active on the OKC Dodgers’ roster.

Kolarek, 34, was selected to the Majors earlier this month and appeared in just one game, retiring four of the five batters he faced (two via strikeout) and finished out that appearance without letting a run score. He’s also pitched to a tidy 2.18 ERA in 20 2/3 Triple-A frames this year, though he’s done with an unsightly 12-to-11 K/BB ratio in that time.

With that appearance, Kolarek has now seen big league action in each of the past seven seasons, suiting up for the Rays, A’s and Dodgers along the way. He carries a lifetime 3.73 ERA in 144 2/3 innings of work, and while his 15.6% strikeout rate is considerably worse than that of a league-average reliever, his 6.8% walk rate and especially his 63.8% ground-ball rate are outstanding. Kolarek, however, comes with the type of glaring platoon splits that have been magnified by MLB’s implementation of a three-batter minimum; in 335 career plate appearances, right-handed batters have posted a .311/.383/.490 batting line against Kolarek, as opposed to a putrid .190/.242/.259 slash by opposing lefties.

The Dodgers currently have four lefties in the big league bullpen (Caleb Ferguson, Alex Vesia, Victor Gonzalez, Bryan Hudson) and a fifth on the 40-man roster but down in Triple-A (Justin Bruihl). That doesn’t exactly leave the veteran Kolarek with a smooth path back to the Majors, but he’ll remain on hand as a depth option should the need arise.

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  1. Rocker49

    3 months ago

    Los Karens said, see ya!

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  2. amk1920

    3 months ago

    Dodgers haven’t had any accountability with their bullpen. Vesia has a 7+ ERA all season and still gets opportunities. Kolarek might not be that good, but he certainly has the capability to have an ERA under 4 for a long stretch and help them

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    • VincentChase

      3 months ago

      I would currently say that I trust Kolarek more than I do Vesia.

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    • BlueSkies_LA

      3 months ago

      The man in the big office is the one without any accountability, unless “we have to do better” is being accountable.

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  3. dpcollects

    3 months ago

    He’s likely getting paid over $100k in Dodgers AAA and might not get that same AAA money elsewhere.

    Reply
  4. Lets Go DBacks

    3 months ago

    Someone told me the Dodgers are currently 3rd in the NL West. Is that true?

    Reply
    • Freeman’s agent

      3 months ago

      Glad to be in 3rd. Won 111 games last year and did nothing. This team needs to fight through some adversity and gain some toughness. Proud of the dbax. But not sure Arizona has enough pitching to last the season. Alex Vesia is a dumpster fire. He can’t adjust to the pitch clock. He was one of the reasons the clock was implemented.

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      • Lets Go DBacks

        3 months ago

        Thanks for being a sport to my jerk comment. D-Backs don’t have enough pitching. Gallen, Kelly and maybe Henry at the end, but still two guys short. Plus an overloaded bullpen. Let’s see how they hold up, still a long season.

        Reply
  5. socalbum

    3 months ago

    Kolarek is a LOOGY trying to pitch in the MLB which all but eliminated that role last year.

    Reply
  6. DCartrow

    3 months ago

    Kolarek purge.

    Feel better now?

    Reply
    • BlueSkies_LA

      3 months ago

      Feeling a lot less kolarek now, thank you.

      Reply

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