The Los Angeles Dodgers have been one of the best teams in baseball this season. A mighty offense, led by the likes of former stars Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Trea Turner, has been one of the best in the sport. The pitching staff, which has been without staff ace Walker Buehler, has relied upon Tyler Anderson and Tony Gonsolin, who have been two of the better hurlers in the big leagues.
However, a 58-30 team wouldn't be as good as they are if they weren't constantly trying to improve. That's just what the Dodgers did on Friday, as they agreed to a deal with veteran reliever Hansel Robles, as reported by Juan Toribio of MLB.com.
The Dodgers have agreed to a deal with right-hander Hansel Robles, reports Mike Rodriguez of Univision (Twitter link). It’s a minor league contract, tweets Juan Toribio of MLB.com. Robles was released by the Red Sox earlier this week.
Hansel Robles, who will turn 32 in July, has spent eight seasons in the majors, fanning 457 batters in 427 1/3 innings pitched. Robles was the Los Angeles Angels' full-time closer back in 2019, when he recorded a 2.48 ERA and 20 saves.
He's bounced around since then, spending time with the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox, who released him earlier this week.
It makes perfect sense for the Dodgers to take a chance on Robles, with injuries depleting their bullpen. Robles, who averages 96.2 MPH on his fastball, will reportedly join the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate.
Of course, this is more of a low-risk, high-reward move by the club. One should expect the Dodgers to be very active in their search for relief help ahead of the August 2 trade deadline.
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