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Dodgers Sign RHPs Justin De Fratus and Tyler Ferguson

The Dodgers have reportedly agreed to terms with right-handers Justin De Fratus and Tyler Ferguson on minor league deals, per Baseball America.

It is unclear at the moment if De Fratus and Ferguson received invitations to spring training, but there is a chance that they have. More minor league contracts should be agreed upon in the coming weeks as the Dodgers front office looks to fill holes and supply some depth.

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De Fratus, 32, has been inside of the Dodgers organization since 2018. He has 194 innings at the major league level — none since 2015 with the Philadelphia Phillies — and holds a respectable 4.08 ERA. The 32-year-old reliever starter tossed 52 1/3 innings with the club in 2019, posting a poor 6.71 ERA and only striking out 7.05 batters per nine innings.

Fergsuon, 26, was a sixth round pick of the Texas Rangers in the 2015 MLB Draft. He did not throw a pitch in a minor league system in 2019 and has only registered 113 professional innings, all with Texas. He knows how to strike batters out, but is also very walk prone. He held a 5.58 ERA and reached the High-A level.

Both men are long-shots to ever see time with the Dodgers at the major league level, but crazier things have happened. The Dodgers saw enough in both right-handers to ink them to minor league deals.

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Daniel Preciado

My name is Daniel Preciado and I am 19 years old. I am a sophomore Sport Analytics major and Cognitive Science and Economics dual minor at Syracuse University. When I am not in New York, I live in Whittier, California --- not too far from Chavez Ravine. I am pretty old-school for being an analytics guy and I will always embrace debate. Also, Chase Utley did absolutely nothing wrong.

8 Comments

    1. The last several years it has lol just watch mlb network they’ll have you believe these guys are great gets at the trade deadline for a championship run

  1. This article is an example of dumpster diving.We found two pieces for our Minor League Teams.

  2. There appears to be much agreement that DeFratus and Ferguson are what anyone would call a blockbuster deaIs Is not on paper the team now weaker than at the end of 2019? What we can look at is a trade of Ryu and Hill yo obtain Treinen. Anyone in their right mind think that is sound? So now instead of signing a free agent and lose only a second round draft choice we now stand to lose a chunk of the future for a short term star-if they pull off a major trade. My thoughts

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