BREAKING TODAY: Dodgers sign RHP Alex Reyes to a 1-year deal for $1.1 million, with a $3 million club option for 2024.
The agreement, which is still pending a physical, gives the Dodgers another strong bullpen option for potentially two seasons — and it gives the 28-year-old righty some insurance as he continues to work his way back onto the field.
Reyes established himself as one of the best relievers in the National League in the first half of the 2021 season with the Cardinals, earning his first All-Star appearance.
In 2022, as Reyes worked his way back from injury, an MRI revealed a frayed labrum in his right shoulder, an injury that required a stem-cell injection. The news automatically ended his season.
As he recovers, the right-hander is expected to miss at least a couple of months in 2023, but the Dodgers are hopeful he’ll be a big piece of their bullpen toward the end of the season.
Signing an injured reliever is something the Dodgers have grown accustomed to doing. In 2021, they signed Tommy Kahnle to a two-year deal as he recovered from Tommy John surgery.
With Reyes, the Dodgers believe the right-hander is worth the gamble. If he bounces back, he can be a back-end arm for Los Angeles. In 2021, Reyes was in the 91st percentile in fastball velocity and in the 95th percentile in Whiff percentage.
Via Juan Toribio ✍️
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Thoughts on the deal? ⤵️🤔