The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have completed a trade involving left-handed relievers. The Yankees have added a second lefty to their bullpen by acquiring a reliever from the Dodgers in exchange for two prospects. The Dodgers, in turn, have acquired left-handed pitcher Matt Gage and right-handed pitching prospect Zazueta from the Yankees. This move leaves the Dodgers with two left-handed relievers on their 40-man roster, Alex Vesia and Ryan Yarbrough, and opens a spot for potentially another left-handed reliever. The trade also includes relief pitcher Ryan Brasier moving to the Dodgers, who had an impressive 0.70 ERA in 39 games last year. The Dodgers are also bringing back a reliever who posted a 0.70 ERA after signing a minor league deal with them last summer.
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#Dodgers are bringing back a reliever who posted a 0.70 ERA for them after signing a minor league deal last summer https://t.co/uejboqZ01t https://t.co/ia7waAbW7C
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Dodgers acquire RHP prospect Zazueta from Yankees https://t.co/HwTuckzEkR
Yankees land lefty reliever in another trade with Dodgers https://t.co/vJb4eqjWPc https://t.co/Zd2Z95wlqb
If RHP Ryan Brasier can come even close to replicating his 2023 form (0.70 ERA in 39G) and Blake Treinen (1.99 ERA in 72G in 2021) rebounds from shoulder surgery, the #Dodgers bullpen, with Evan Phillips, Brusdar Graterol, Joe Kelly, LHP Alex Vesia, could be pretty, pretty good.
Yankees deal LHP Matt Gage to Dodgers https://t.co/mAZQJVJ4ps
Yankees add second lefty reliever to bullpen in Dodgers trade for two prospects, per report https://t.co/sA0emTzz0P
Yankees are sending two prospects to the Dodgers https://t.co/DUQdBJTvKk
The Dodgers now only have two left-handed relievers on the 40-man roster — Alex Vesia and Ryan Yarbrough. This trade clears a spot on the 40-man roster, so have to wonder if the Dodgers are bringing in another left-handed reliever. https://t.co/S4KTPdZbP7