The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Tuesday the additions of right-handed pitcher Nick Frasso, righty pitcher Landon Knack and catcher Hunter Feduccia to the organizational 40-man roster. The move prevents each player from being chosen by rival teams during this winter’s Rule 5 draft.
Frasso, 25, split the 2023 season between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, going a combined 4-6 with a 3.77 ERA (39 ER/93.0 IP) and 107 strikeouts. The right-hander began his career with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, reaching High-A Vancouver before being traded to the Dodgers in 2022 along with left-handed pitcher Moises Brito in exchange for right-handed pitcher Mitch White and minor league infielder Alex De Jesus.
Frasso has pitched in 44 minor league games, recording a 4-6 mark with a 2.96 ERA (50 ER/152.0 IP) and 191 strikeouts. The Southern California native was originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft out of Loyola Marymount University.
Knack, 26, went 5-1 with a 2.51 ERA (28 ER/100.1 IP) and 99 strikeouts in 2023. He began the season with Double-A Tulsa, going 2-0 with a 2.20 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 57.1 innings. He was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on June 17 and went 3-1 with a 2.93 ERA (14 ER/43.0 IP) and 38 strikeouts in 10 starts for the OKC Dodgers.
The Tennessee native was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2020 MLB Draft out of Tennessee State University and has pitched in 55 minor league games in the Dodgers’ organization with a 14-12 record and 3.40 ERA.
Knack appeared on the big-league taxi squad several times during the 2022 season.
Feduccia, 26, had a banner season in 2023, hitting 11 homers and driving in 57 runs while tallying a career-high .279 batting average with an .838 OPS. He played 90 games for the OKC Dodgers, posting a .994 fielding percentage and throwing out 21 base stealers in 741.1 innings behind the plate.
Feduccia has slashed .263/.363/.425 with 40 homers and 206 RBI in 365 minor league games with the Dodgers’ organization. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 12th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Louisiana State University.
This year’s Rule 5 draft will take place at the annual Winter Meetings in Nashville on December 6.