Dodgers Add Anthony Banda To Active Roster

The Dodgers announced a series of roster moves today, highlighted by the club adding left-hander to the active roster. Right-hander was recalled from Triple-A alongside Banda, while righties and were both Jason Adam Jersey optioned to Triple-A. Right-hander was transferred to the 60-day injured list to make room for Banda on the 40-man roster. L.A. Banda, 30, from the Guardians on Friday, but the lefty had not been on Clevelands 40-man roster and therefore did not require a corresponding 40-man move until he was formally added to the roster today. The lefty signed a minor league deal with Cleveland back in January and impre sed over 17 innings of work at the Triple-A level, where he struck out a whopping 37.9% of batters faced en route to a 2.12 ERA in 12 appearances prior to the trade. A tenth-round pick by the Brewers in the 2012 draft, Banda has appeared in parts of seven big league seasons since he made his debut with the Diamondbacks in 2017. In all, the lefty has collected 90 big league appearances with seven different clubs but struggled at virtually every stop along the way. His career ERA sits at 5.69 in the big leagues despite a decent 4.35 FIP, although Bandas big strikeout numbers in the minors could change his fortunes if they manage to translate to the big league level. After all, Banda has posted a career strikeout rate of just 19.9% to this point in his career, and his minor league strikeout rate over a full season peaked at just 26.9% at Triple-A with the Rays back in 2018. Clearly, the Dodgers are intrigued enough by the po sibilities of Bandas newfound swing-and-mi s to give him a shot in their bullpen. Joining the clubs roster alongside Banda is Knack, 26. The rookie right-hander is set to make his fourth spot start at the big league level of the season today and has generally gotten strong results despite weak peripherals to this point in his big league career. In 16 innings of work in the majors this season, Knack has posted a 2.81 ERA despite a meager 16.9% strikeout rate and three home runs allowed during that time. Those shaky underlying numbers have left Knack with a 5.52 FIP, although hes posted a decent 4.15 ERA acro s five starts at the Triple-A level to this point in the season. Making room for Banda and Knack on the roster are Feyereisen and Vanasco, both of whom are headed to Triple-A after brief stints in the Dodgers bullpen. Vanasco ultimately appeared in just one game for L.A. before being optioned, though he impre sed with two perfect frames and recorded a strikeout in his big league debut. As for Feyereisen, the 31-year-olds return from shoulder surgery has been an uneven one, as hes allowed a 6.00 ERA and 4.81 FIP acro s nine appearances thanks in part to an elevated 13.2% walk rate. Hell head to Triple-A in hopes of sorting things out and returning to the big league bullpen later this year. As for Brogdon, the righty has been out since mid-April after being placed on the injured list due to plantar fasciitis shortly after being acquired from the Phillies and has no clear timetable for return. Jeremiah Estrada Jersey