Ryan Brasier’s time with the Dodgers formally ended on Tuesday, with the veteran reliever being traded to the Chicago Cubs lower than per week after being designated for project.
Brasier, 37, was DFA’d by the Dodgers final week so as to make room on their 40-man roster for newly signed veteran reliever Kirby Yates.
The Dodgers had reportedly been buying Brasier on the commerce market earlier than then, and eventually discovered a associate Friday within the Cubs, who acquired the eight-year veteran after a 2024 season wherein he had a 3.54 ERA but in addition missed important time with a calf damage.
The Dodgers additionally despatched the Cubs money concerns, which is able to cowl a number of the $4.5 million Brasier is due this season.
In return, the Dodgers will both obtain a participant to be named or their very own money concerns.
Brasier had a 1.89 ERA over his two seasons with the Dodgers, together with a dominant 0.70 mark in 39 appearances in 2023 that led to a two-year contract extension final yr. Nonetheless, he turned the odd man out within the staff’s bullpen after the Dodgers’ current signings of Yates and left-hander Tanner Scott.
