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1 hour agoDodgers Claim Pitcher From NL West Rival After Gavin Stone Injury Move
The Dodgers claimed pitcher Grant Holman off waivers after Gavin Stone was moved to the injured list.
The Tigers agreed to a minor league contract with reliever Dugan Darnell, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction tracker. Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free-Press reports that Darnell will receive a non-roster invite to MLB camp. He'd make a little more than the $780K league minimum if he cracks the big league roster. Although Darnell will be with the club in camp, he's not going to see any game action.
Manager Joe Espada said at Imai's press conference that the club is likely to lean on a six-man rotation frequently throughout the season (link via Chandler Rome of The Athletic). That could be the case from day one, as the skipper indicated they may begin the year with an extra starter. Espada pointed to the team's heavy early-season workload. The Astros only have two off days between Opening Day on March 26 and April 22.
Skubal put together another dominant season that culminated with a second consecutive American League Cy Young Award. He went 13-6 with a 2.21 ERA, 2.45 FIP, 0.89 WHIP and 11.1 strikeouts per nine in 195.1 innings across 31 starts. Miller posted a 2.63 ERA, 2.23 FIP, 0.91 WHIP and 15.2 strikeouts per nine with 22 saves in 60 appearances between the Athletics and Padres.