The Dodgers announced that they have reinstated right-hander Joe Kelly from the 15-day injured list and selected the contract of left-hander Zach Logue. Righties Bobby Miller and Michael Grove were optioned in corresponding moves. Righty Tyler Glasnow was transferred to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot for Logue.
Logue just signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers last week. He had previously been with Atlanta but elected free agency after being designated for assignment. Since he signed after the end of August, Logue isn’t eligible to join the Dodgers for the postseason, but he’ll give them a fresh arm in the bullpen as they look to get through the regular season.
Despite briefly being on Atlanta’s roster, Logue hasn’t yet pitched in the big leagues this season, but his results on the farm have been good. He has made 25 appearances in the minors, 12 of those being starts. In his 97 1/3 innings, he has allowed 2.59 earned runs per nine. He has struck out 23.2% of batters faced while limiting walks to a 7.1% walk rate.
Since signing with the Dodgers, he made one start at Triple-A, lasting three innings. Perhaps he will provide the club with a multi-inning arm out of the bullpen, though Miller’s option also creates a hole in the rotation. The club also gives Yoshinobu Yamamoto more than four days between starts, meaning occasional bullpen games or spot starts are necessary.
Whatever shape it comes in, Logue’s contributions with the Dodgers should allow him to add to a spotty major league résumé. Once a notable prospect with the Jays, he went to the Athletics in the March 2022 trade that sent Matt Chapman north of the border. But Logue put up a 6.79 ERA with the A’s in 2022 and went to the Tigers on waivers. With Detroit, he put up a 7.36 ERA in 2023 and lost his roster spot.
That gives him a career ERA of 6.88 in 68 major league innings but his minor league results have been more encouraging this year. If he manages to hold onto a 40-man roster spot through the winter, he has less than a year of service time and can be retained well into the future but he’ll be out of options next year.
As for Glasnow, he landed on the 15-day IL August 13 due to right elbow tendinitis. It was revealed a few days ago that he has a sprain and is unlikely to return to the team this year. This transfer doesn’t close the door to a return in the playoffs. The 60-day count is retroactive to his initial IL placement, so he could technically be reinstated in the middle of October if he can return to health.
Zach Logue really knows how to log some innings.
After last night, the Brain Trust finally realized that they can’t keep throwing Miller out there and hoping his stuff and subsequently his confidence return. I hope he can find both again for next year.
17HR in 56 innings…
Logue can’t possibly be any worse than Bobby Miller has been this year.
He faced three batters tonight in Florida. He gave up three hits and was responsible for three runs. I think we are hearing that noise that a shovel makes, when it scrapes the bottom of a barrel.
Ugh. I had thought Yay there’s no way we see Kelly again, but sadly he is now among the better of the remaining options.
Of course that little b**** Joe Kelly weasels his way back onto the Dodgers roster even though he really doesn’t deserve it. He’s a fake tough four eyed clown who is there because the phony fans of LA like him because he stuck his tongue out like a 6-year old at Carlos Correa whose Astros beat the scumbag Dodgers fair and square in 2017.
OMG the teenager Solis is back.
I’ve been a Dodgers fan for 48 years. Saw the end of the O’Malley era, survived the FOX and McCourt era, and I’m a proud Dodgers fan through Guggenheim so far.. but I like Joe Kelly, and for the same reasons that I hated him when he busted Hanley Ramirez’s ribs. He’s a loose cannon that throws 99 with movement. And he’s an uncomfortable at bat, no matter who you are.
Logue debuts with a 6-run lead, gives up 3 hits and is pulled before recording an out. 2nd look at Casperius or Wrobleski?
yeah and all 3 score f this guy. hit the road. its the marlins ffs
“Turn Miller’s plane around!” Friedman with his Harrison Ford “Air Force One” voice.
Oops.