Dodgers Make Several Roster Moves Ahead of Series vs. Giants

The Los Angeles Dodgers made several roster moves ahead of the series against the San Francisco Giants on Friday, including recalling infielder Michael Busch and selecting the the contract of pitching prospect Emmet Sheehan. To make room on the active roster, the team option pitcher Michael Grove back to Triple-A Oklahoma City and placed Max Muncy on the injured list with a hamstring strain, retroactive to June 13.

The 23-year-old Sheehan will make his first MLB start Friday evening against the Giants. The right-hander was 4-1 with a 1.86 ERA and 88 strikeouts so far this year in 12 starts for Double-A Tulsa. He led the Texas League in ERA, strikeouts, batting average against (.131) and WHIP (0.88). Last season, he split the season between High-A Great Lakes and Double-A Tulsa, going a combined 7-2 with a 2.91 ERA and 106 strikeouts.

Sheehan appeared in the Arizona Fall League last year, posting a 3-1 record with a 3.54 ERA and 24 strikeouts for the Glendale Desert Dogs. He was named the AFL Pitcher of the Week in Week 6 after going 1-0 with 10 strikeouts in five innings of work against the Peoria Javelinas. He has been in the Dodgers’ organization for three years since being drafted in the sixth round of the 2021 MLB draft out of Boston College and he is a combined 14-3 with a 2.76 ERA and 228 strikeouts in 137 innings.

Busch, 25, returns for his second go around with the Dodgers after going 4-for-19 with two RBI in seven games during his initial stint. On Monday, he was named the Triple-A Player of the Week after slashing .500/.533/1.077 while going 13-for-26 in six games for Triple-A Oklahoma City. He has appeared in 45 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, hitting .313 (55-for-176) with 15 doubles, seven homers and 38 RBI.

Busch has been with the Dodgers organization since being drafted in the first round (31st overall) of the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of the University of North Carolina. In four minor league seasons, he has a hit a combined .274 (318-for-1161) with 80 doubles, 59 homers and 215 RBI.

The 26-year-old Grove started for the Dodgers in Thursday’s finale against the White Sox, tossing five innings while allowing four runs and striking out seven in the no decision. On the season, he is 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA and 30 strikeouts.

Grove has appeared in the majors with the Dodgers in parts of two seasons, going a combined 1-2 with a 6.37 ERA and 54 strikeouts. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2018 First Year Player Draft out of West Virginia University.

Muncy, 31, heads to the injured list for the first time this season and the fourth time in his career. He has appeared in 60 games for the Dodgers this season, hitting .191 with 18 homers and 45 RBI.

(Juan Dorado furnished the information provided in this report)

9 thoughts on “Dodgers Make Several Roster Moves Ahead of Series vs. Giants

  1. Not a promising start to the year with Lux’s injury, Gonsolin out at the start. Hudson not coming back yet and the Thor experiment not working. Along with Urias and May out.

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  2. With all of that they are in contention and they are giving the Farm a shot to shine. I believe Vargas will progress. Stone will get another shot, excited to see Sheehan and probably Knack. Busch has earned some at bats. Fun to watch!!
    When Urias comes back and the addition of Miller the rotation gets well. Does May come back?? Sheehan , Stone or Knack shine? Stay tuned!! This is fun…wow Miller is for real..

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  3. I am sure a lot of people will disagree, starting with Wally, but Robert’s continues to show he is the worst in game pitching decision maker in the MLB. The Dodgers will never win a WS with him unless they are overwhelmingly more talented as he will always lose at minimum 1 game per playoff series. He continues to pull guys when he shouldn’t and go with pitchers that go out and throw 8 of 10 pitches for balls. If a reliever can’t throw a strike he is toast as the batter will wait for a mistake in their sweet spot. Great illustrations lately.

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    1. I’m not going to say Roberts is a great manager of a pitching staff, by any means, but I don’t think you can rate him as the worst in MLB until you watch every game of every team.

      You watch Doc every day and probably remember his bad decisions long after the good ones disappear from your mind. How do you know that other managers aren’t doing the same bad job?

      That said, on a list of good pitching staff managers, I definitely wouldn’t rate him anywhere near the top.

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  4. Another good outing by Sheehan! Very impressive and they used Grove effectively yahoo… Nice hit by Busch Let’s see how Miller performs

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