The Dodgers are in settlement with righty reliever Julian Fernández on a minor league contract, experiences Fabian Ardaya of the Athletic. The 29-year-old receives an invite to MLB Spring Coaching.
Fernández is working to return to the majors for the primary time since 2021. He made six appearances for the Rockies that yr, permitting eight runs throughout 6 2/3 innings. That is still his solely huge league expertise. Colorado outrighted him off the 40-man roster in June 2022. Fernéandez hung out in Triple-A with the Blue Jays the next yr.
The Dominican Republic native was out of affiliated ball in 2024. Fernández spent the yr in Mexico. He had a wonderful season with Veracruz, delivering a 1.82 earned run common via 34 2/3 frames. He struck out 32.1% of opposing hitters. Fernández has given up eight runs throughout 11 2/3 innings within the Dominican Winter League, however Dodger evaluators evidently stay intrigued by his stuff.
Throughout his transient huge league stint, Fernández flashed enormous velocity. He averaged 99 MPH along with his four-seam fastball. That hasn’t truly translated to many whiffs within the affiliated ranks. He has a mean 24% strikeout price and has walked almost 11% of batters confronted over elements of 4 Triple-A campaigns. Fernández has a 6.05 ERA in 80 1/3 innings at that stage.
