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Dodgers Select Edgardo Henriquez

By Darragh McDonald | September 24, 2024 at 6:37pm CDT

6:37pm: Los Angeles officially selected Henriquez’s contract while optioning Ben Casparius to clear a bullpen spot. The Dodgers transferred Gavin Stone to the 60-day IL to open the 40-man roster spot. Manager Dave Roberts announced last week that Stone’s season was likely over because of soreness in his throwing shoulder. That’s now official.

5:15pm: The Dodgers are going to promote right-hander Edgardo Henriquez, reports Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic on X. The righty isn’t on the club’s 40-man roster, so a corresponding move will be necessary to add him.

Henriquez, now 22, was an international signing of the Dodgers out of Venezuela a few years ago. He made his professional debut with 30 Rookie ball innings in 2019. The minor leagues were then wiped out by the pandemic in 2020.

In 2021, he tossed 34 2/3 innings, mostly at the Arizona Complex League. He allowed 4.93 earned runs per nine and walked 15.9% of batters faced, but struck out 33.1% of opponents. In 2022, he made 14 appearances at Single-A, 13 starts. He had a 4.54 ERA and 11% walk rate but a strong 27% strikeout rate. Going into 2023, FanGraphs ranked Henriquez the 20th best prospect in the Dodgers’ system, noting that his fastball sat in the high 90s and he also possessed an elite slider.

Tommy John surgery wiped out the 2023 season for Henriquez but he’s been back with a vengeance in 2024. He has gone through four levels this year, mostly pitching in relief, going from Single-A to High-A, Double-A and Triple-A. Between those four stops, he has 53 innings pitched with a 2.72 ERA. Control is still an issue, as he has walked 12.8% of batters faced on the year, but he’s also punched out 38.9% of them. As noted by Ardaya in the tweet above, Henriquez has hit 104 miles per hour with his fastball this year.

The Dodgers are currently 93-63. They have already clinched a playoff spot and have a good shot at both winning the National West division and securing a first-round bye. They are three games up on the Padres, though the two sides are kicking off a three-game series in Los Angeles tonight. Assuming the Dodgers don’t get swept and find themselves in a tight divisional battle, they should be in line for that bye since they are currently four games clear of the Central-leading Brewers.

As they play out the final games of the season, they can likely find a few moments to experiment a bit with Henriquez to see if his stuff can play against major league hitters. He may be a work in progress with his youth and wildness, but there’s clearly some talent and bat-missing ability here. If Henriquez can impress the club’s decision makers, perhaps he can pitch his way into a postseason role. He wasn’t on the 40-man prior to September but he was in the organization. Such players are allowed to be placed on postseason rosters via petition to the commissioner’s office, something that essentially a formality as it happens with regularity around the league.

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  1. Dodgers8 4

    9 months ago

    I mean Leonard also wanted out of the Dodgers organization.

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  2. mlb fan

    9 months ago

    “Future star”..When you are traded for “cash considerations” your value is not seen as high or even medium. “Cash considerations” is tantamount to being dropped off at the nearest bus station and being given no return or forwarding address.

    Only time will tell if Leonard is a “future star”, but the Dodgers’ scouting and development departments clearly didn’t think so.

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  3. highflyballintorightfield

    9 months ago

    Oh sure, why not?

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  4. vtadave

    9 months ago

    Future star? Good one…

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  5. vtadave

    9 months ago

    Should be entertaining at least. Maybe they will bring him in to hit…err face Machado.

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  6. toptimrubies

    9 months ago

    Future star lol. This must be one of those amazing 2B you were referring to—#30ish prospect in the Detroit system.

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  7. Zerbs63

    9 months ago

    I saw this guy pitch in Vegas, he is definitely a flamethrower.

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    • Luis_Fazenda

      9 months ago

      He throws hard, but they need to teach him command for him to be able to stick around.

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  8. sugoi51

    9 months ago

    Why not give him a shot? His K-Rate and jump through the levels of minors reminds me of what K-Rod did in 2002 only with a better ratio of 1.66 to 1.44 K per inning.

    Reply
  9. niel.marshal

    9 months ago

    I thought they will DFA Logue.

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    • Shrutefarm

      9 months ago

      Probably because he’s a little fresher at the moment. I imagine they’ll flip flop during the Coors Field series.

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    • B-rocker

      9 months ago

      Logue had been gone for days since they brought up Casparius.

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      • niel.marshal

        9 months ago

        Logue still on 40 man roster, just switch places with Ben Casparius. I just thought they will DFA Logue to give the place on 40 Man roster to Henriquez

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  10. Old York

    9 months ago

    Tommy John surgery? I’d be worried if he could even throw straight after that!

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    • Fred McGriff HR

      9 months ago

      @ Old York

      I agree, you wouldn’t want to “throw straight”, Peter Moylan didn’t, and that’s why he was so successful after two Tommy John’s.

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