Dodgers begin deadline with minor trade, while still seeking upgrades in bullpen and outfield

Cincinnati – What is the opposite of a splash?

Because this is how the Dodgers began their commercial expression activity on Wednesday evening.

On the eve of the MLB annual deadline (which was at 3 p.m. Thursday, the Dodgers were the tertiary party in a three -team business with the Rays of Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay.

While the biggest piece of the agreement – the launcher leaving Zack Littell – went from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati, the Dodgers were included in an exchange of some players of fewer names.

The receiver of the minor leagues Hunter Feduccia, a long-standing workforce for dodgers with a good season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, was sent to Tampa Bay.

In return, the Dodgers received the prospect from Tipping Adam Serwinowski from the Reds, as well as the lifter Paul Gervase and the receiver Ben Rortvedt des Rays, according to several people with knowledge of the unauthorized situation to speak publicly.

Serwinowski is the most intriguing name that dodgers have acquired. A 21 -year -old left -hander who was classified as perspective No. 10 in the Reds agricultural system by MLB Pipeline, the old recovery choice of the 15th round has been a favorite of the Dodgers assessors for some time, according to another person who knows the team’s thought.

While Serwinowski has an MPM of 4.84 in High-A this season, the Dodgers are excited by its potential and add it to an agricultural system which lacks the depth of the prospects for pitching impact which it generally boasts.

Gervase is a 25 -year -old lift that made his debut in the majors this year with the Rays, displaying an MPM of 4.26 in five outings this year.

Rortvedt is a 27-year-old companion receiver who will help provide an organizational depth in the absence of Feccia, alongside the Triple-A Chris Okey and Chuckie Robinson.

For a team that has been linked to some of the biggest names in this year’s commercial market, it was far from the blockbuster that many fans were waiting for.

Certainly, dodgers should still be active on Thursday.

Their need for lifter remains, even if they remained inactive on Wednesday while other high -level options, from Jhoan Durán to Ryan Helsley in Tyler Rogers, were treated elsewhere.

The club always hopes to add another striker to its programming, with an upgrade in the outside field (in particular defensively) considered as a priority, according to a person knowing the thought of the club.

It remains to be seen if the Dodgers can drop the additions of impact they are looking for, in what has been the market of a seller defined by high acquisition costs.

But at least, they will not go to the deadline without having concluded offers, the late evening transaction on Wednesday evening should be the first of the several movements they make before Thursday’s account threshold.