Dodgers Activate Gavin Lux and Dennis Santana, Recall Mitch White
David Price on IL, Garrett Cleavinger and D.J. Peters optioned.
Per the club:
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers made a series of moves, activating infielder Gavin Lux and right-handed pitcher Dennis Santana from the injured list, recalling right-handed pitcher Mitch White from the alternate site, optioning left-handed pitcher Garrett Cleavinger and outfielder DJ Peters and placing left-handed pitcher David Price on injured list with a right hamstring strain.
Lux, 23, returns after missing 10 days with right wrist soreness. He has appeared in 13 games for the Dodgers, batting .220 with two triples and five RBI. In parts of three seasons with the Dodgers, he has notched six doubles, three triples, five homers and 22 RBI. The 2019 Minor League Player of the Year was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of Indian Trail High School.
Santana, 25, has made five appearances for the Dodgers, allowing four runs in 4.2 innings with three strikeouts. He has pitched parts of four seasons for the Dodgers, posting a 2-2 record with a 6.82 ERA (23 ER/30.1 IP) and 31 strikeouts. He was originally acquired by the Dodgers as an international free agent on March 12, 2013.
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White, 25, will be recalled for his first stint with the club after making two appearances in 2020 with the Dodgers. The former second rounder out of Santa Clara University is 1-0 with three scoreless frames in his Major League career. In four minor league seasons with the Dodgers, he went 14-15 with a 3.97 ERA and 311 strikeouts in 75 games (67 starts).
Cleavinger, 27, made his Dodger debut last night, suffering the loss, allowing an unearned run and striking out one. He was recalled prior to Saturday’s game and was acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies in the three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Rays and Phillies on December 20, 2020. He made one appearance for the Phillies in 2020, allowing one run on two hits with one strikeout in 0.2 inning. He was originally drafted in the 3rd round of the 2015 First Year Player Draft by the Phillies out of the University of Oregon.
Peters, 25, made his Major League debut after being recalled on Friday. He went 0-for-5 in his three game stint with the club. Peters has been with the organization since being drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of Western Nevada College. In four minor league seasons, he has hit .269 (461-for-1714) with 92 homers and 271 RBI. In 2019, he split the season between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, clubbing a combined 23 homers and driving in 81 runs in 125 games.
Price, 35, appeared in seven games for the Dodgers, recording a 1-0 mark with one save. His first career regular season save came on Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 in a 7-5 win against the Rockies. The 2012 Cy Young award winner is in his 13th season and 151-80 with a 3.32 ERA in 328 games (311 starts) in his Major League career. He was acquired along with Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox on February 10, 2020 in exchange for Alex Verdugo and minor leaguers Jeter Downs and Connor Wong.
Comment: By optioning Peters and Cleavinger and recalling White, the Dodgers made three of the moves I recommended in the Monday morning column. So I call that progress. I wanted Edwin Rios optioned in favor of Keibert Ruiz, but whatareyagonnado? Hopefully I’ll get my wish on that one during the week.
And remember, glove conquers all.
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