"Right-handed pitchers Campos and Copen are two pitching prospects with different profiles. Campos pitches a bit more to contact while Copen misses a lot of bats (and the strike zone). Both could benefit from their first taste of big league camp. Duran is back after being traded for Esteury Ruiz last year. He had the smallest cup of coffee one could have while recording an out (1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB) with the A's."
"Frasso is coming back from injury-riddled campaigns over the last three seasons. He was designated for assignment, elected free agency only for the Dodgers to re-sign him. Hobbs was the Dodgers' 11th-round pick in 2023 and has shown some promise as a reliever - and he actually pitched a bit better in Double-A than High-A. He's sleeper for the Dodgers' bullpen ... in 2027. Mills has 42 innings of MLB experience with the Mariners and Royals."
"He has an ugly 6.21 ERA but a workable 3.84 FIP in those innings. He'll get a chance to hone his craft with the Comets. Rodriguez was, somewhat surprisingly, not selected during the Rule 5 Draft. His 5.50 ERA is ugly, but a staggeringly strong 34.1 K%. Of course, that also comes with 14.2 BB%, which helps explain why he wasn't selected and why he's an NRI this year."
The Dodgers invited 32 non-roster players to Spring Training, the most since 2021. The group mixes veterans and top prospects across pitching roles and position groups. Several pitchers invited present contrasting profiles: contact-oriented arms alongside high-strikeout but control-challenged arms. Some invitees are returning from injuries or short, rough MLB cups of coffee and aim to rebuild value. A handful already hold MLB innings and will use camp and minor-league assignment time to refine skills. Rule 5 Draft outcomes and recent performance metrics help explain why several players remain non-roster invitees.
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