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The Boston Red Sox agreed to a two-year, $17.5 million deal with right-handed reliever Chris Martin on Friday, pending a physical, according to sources familiar with the deal. The 36-year-old was excellent for the Los Angeles Dodgers after a deadline trade and parlayed that performance into a multi-year deal on the open market this offseason. He began the 2022 campaign with the Chicago Cubs and had a 4.31 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in 31 1/3 relief innings before joining the Dodgers in the second half. With LA, he allowed just four earned runs on 12 hits while walking one and striking out 34 hitters in 24 2/3 innings. Martin will look to help a Boston bullpen that was pretty bad last season, and he should pitch in high-leverage situations.
Los Angeles Dodgers right-handers Carlos Duran (elbow) and Edgardo Henriquez (elbow) both recently underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss all of the 2023 season next year. The two big, hard-throwing righties were among the team's top pitching prospects at the Single-A levels. According to MLB Pipeline, Duran is ranked as the club's No. 19 prospect, with Henriquez checking in at No. 23. In 14 outings (13 starts) for High-A Great Lakes this year, Duran had a 4.25 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 68 strikeouts and 24 walks in 48 2/3 innings. Henriquez, 20, also made 14 appearances (13 starts) for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and posted a 4.54 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 44 strikeouts and 18 walks in 35 2/3 frames.
MLB Network's Jon Heyman reported Tuesday that the Los Angeles Dodgers have reached an agreement for a big-league deal with pitcher Shelby Miller. Details of the deal were not disclosed. The 32-year-old righty had a solid few seasons at the beginning of his career as a starter, but he has failed to post an ERA below 4.00 since 2015. He pitched just seven innings in 2022 out of the bullpen with the Giants with a poor 6.43 ERA. It remains to be seen what role he may play with the Dodgers, but Miller still holds almost no fantasy value at this time, despite his landing spot.
The Los Angeles Dodgers added catcher Diego Cartaya, second baseman Michael Busch and outfielders Andy Pages and Jonny DeLuca to their 40-man roster on Tuesday in order to protect them from the upcoming Rule 5 draft. Cartaya is the team's top prospect heading into next season, while Busch comes in at No. 4 and Pages at No. 5, according to MLB Pipeline. Cartaya is one of the best catching prospects in all of baseball, so it's no surprise the Dodgers don't want to lose him to another club. The 21-year-old Venezuelan backstop hit a combined .254/.389/.503 with an .892 OPS, career-high 22 home runs, 72 RBI, 74 runs scored and one stolen base in 95 combined games with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and High-A Great Lakes this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Blake Treinen (shoulder) underwent right shoulder labrum and rotator cuff repair that was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Treinen and the Dodgers were going over their options after the 2022 season, but he was unable to avoid surgery that will knock him out for all of next season. And at 34 years of age, it's reasonable to wonder if this could end Treinen's career. He battled through multiple shoulder injuries in 2022 and managed to pitch five innings all year, although he did return in the postseason to toss one inning in the National League Division Series. The rehab process should take around 10 months for Treinen, so the Dodgers won't have him available in their bullpen next season.
