"The 23-year-old lefty reliever was a 12th-rounder in the 2021 draft and spent 2025 at both AA and AAA, where he posted a 3.43 ERA in 57.2 innings, running an impressive 36% strikeout rate but walking 17% of those he faced. A lefty reliever being added to the 40-man seems like Jack Dreyer from last year, but they are not similar pitchers."
"The lefty works with two pitches: a mid-90s fastball with an average of 18.4 inches of induced vertical break and a hard slider in the high 80s. Together, those offerings helped him punch out 91 hitters in 57.2 innings between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City this season. He needs to find the strike zone more often, as shown by his 16.6% walk rate, but the stuff is good enough to protect and develop."
""I think for us, it was about trying to get his delivery back. I feel like we made a lot of progress on that," Friedman said. "So for us, we're definitely viewing him as a starter and a really good one, and we'll continue to work this offseason and put him in the best position to be ready in spring training to help us win again.""
The deadline to add players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft passed, and the Dodgers added only left-hander Ronan Kopp despite having two open spots. Kopp is a 23-year-old lefty reliever, a 2021 12th-round pick, who posted a 3.43 ERA across Double-A and Triple-A in 57.2 innings in 2025 with a 36% strikeout rate and a 16.6% walk rate. He throws a mid-90s fastball (18.4 inches induced vertical break) and a hard high-80s slider, striking out 91 batters but needing better command. The 40-man roster stands at 39 after Ryan Ward was previously added to avoid minor-league free agency. Roki Sasaki will return to a starting role after offseason work on his delivery, though his playoff relief outing produced mixed results as hitters adjusted.
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