Rays trade Amed Rosario to the Dodgers
LA acquires Rosario for the second year in a row.
The Tampa Bay Rays have traded utility defender Amed Rosario to the Dodgers.
Can confirm the #Dodgers have acquired Amed Rosario from the Rays. Second consecutive year LA gets Rosario, who will play against left-handed pitching.
— Juan Toribio (@juanctoribio) July 30, 2024
To make room on the 40-man roster, the #Dodgers are designating left-hander Ryan Yarbrough for assignment, per source.
Rosario was on a one year contract with the Rays.
The return is Triple-A reliever Michael Flynn, a low arm slot right handed reliever that fits the recent Rays approach to surprising looks out of the bullpen.
Flynn, 27, went 42.1 IP allowing 20 ER (4.25 ERA), earning four saves, and striking out 59 batters across 31 G (1 GS) between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Per the team press release: Originally selected by the Pirates in the sixth round of the 2018 Draft, he made nine appearances in Pittsburgh’s system before suffering a season-ending injury in 2019. Flynn did not pitch again until signing a minor league contract with the Mariners on May 13, 2022. Following two seasons in Seattle’s system, Flynn signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers on December 14, 2023.
The Rays are reportedly acquiring RHP Michael Flynn from the Dodgers.
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) July 30, 2024
Flynn has a 32.1% strikeout rate out of @okc_baseball's bullpen since his promotion to Triple-A.
Some video from the spring ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/lt56unxY5L