For cash considerations, the Dodgers trade Ricky Vanasco to the Tigers.”
This season, Vanasco has pitched twice for the Dodgers; in his major league debut, he retired every hitter, and in his subsequent outing, he did not retire a hit. Last Wednesday, the RHP was set aside for assignment.
Who says this trade deadline season hasn’t been busy? The Dodgers made their second move in as many days on Monday. Similar to their deal with Boston on Friday, they traded a pitcher who had been designated for assignment a few days prior. Ricky Vanasco was transferred by the Dodgers to the Tigers on Monday in exchange for cash.
Last Wednesday, Vanasco was designated for assignment, freeing up space on the 40-man roster for Nick Ahmed, a fill-in shortstop.
The Dodgers sent minor league infielder Moises Bolivar to the Red Sox on Friday in exchange for James Paxton.
After being acquired by the Dodgers via trade from the Rangers in June of last year, Vanasco spent roughly 14 months with the team before being released from the 40-man roster. In November, Vanasco signed a new major league contract, which will pay him $900,000 in the majors this season and $250,000 in the minors.
Vanasco has been activated by the Dodgers three separate times this season for a total of seven appearances. On April 15, he faced just six batters in two scoreless innings against the Nationals to make his major league debut.
When Vanasco was first called up, he stated, “I’ve been consistent in my work, and confident going out there every day knowing my stuff’s going to play no matter what, and just attacking the zone and attacking hitters.” “I just go out there and keep doing the same thing, trying to get the next one.”
During his seven games of action, Vanasco pitched twice. In contrast to his debut, he gave up hits to each of the three Tigers hitters he faced in the ninth inning on July 13 at Comerica Park in his second game. It’s understandable if you confused the Dodgers’ five-run lead loss in that game with the other five-run lead they lost this month.
This season, in 24 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City, the 25-year-old right-hander Vanasco has a 3.47 ERA, five saves, and 23⅓ innings pitched with 27 strikeouts and 21 walks. He was optioned to Triple-A Toledo by the Tigers.
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