The Dodgers placed veteran reliever Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 29, with lower back pain. Deadline acquisitions Brock Stewart, Alex Call and Paul Gervase have all reported to the team and been added to the active roster.
Yates is the latest L.A. reliever to land on the shelf. This is his second stint of the season. He missed a few weeks with a hamstring strain earlier in the year. Signed to a one-year, $13MM free agent deal, Yates has turned in a disappointing 4.31 ERA across 31 1/3 innings. That’s despite plus strikeout and walk rates, as he has been plagued by the home run.
There’s no indication this’ll be anything other than a brief absence. Stewart should step into high-leverage work, while Gervase could be a middle reliever. Yates joins Tanner Scott, Evan Phillips, Michael Kopech and Brusdar Graterol on the shelf. Phillips is done for the year. Graterol has a shot at a late-season return from shoulder surgery. Scott has an uncertain timeline with elbow discomfort, while Kopech is aiming to make it back from meniscus surgery in his right knee.