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Dodgers News: Chris Hatcher Traded To Athletics

Matthew Moreno
2 Min Read
Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday traded Chris Hatcher to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for international amateur signing bonus pool space. It’s the second such trade for the Dodgers in the past six weeks, as they sent Jason Wheeler to the Baltimore Orioles in early July for bonus pool money.

“It was a situation where if you look at the depth we have in the bullpen, to get Hatch innings was going to be hard to come by,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “To give him an opportunity to go to Oakland, an organization that had a lot of interest, gives Chris a new opportunity to pitch innings.”

Hatcher, who missed 42 games due to thoracic inflammation, was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list last Sunday. His last appearance with the Dodgers came June 22, when he allowed one run on one hit and collected one strikeout in 1.1 innings against the New York Mets.

In 26 games this season, Hatcher went 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA, 4.26 FIP and 1.34 WHIP. This season was a third in as many years with the Dodgers he missed significant time.

Hatcher was transferred to the 60-day disabled list in 2015 and 2016, each time because of an oblique injury. Hatcher didn’t pitch after July 19 last season because of the injury.

Over parts of three seasons with the Dodgers, he went 8-10 with four saves, a 4.64 ERA, 4.30 FIP and 1.36 WHIP in 112 games. Hatcher was acquired alongside Austin Barnes, Andrew Heaney and Kiké Hernandez from the Miami Marlins in December 2014.

Heaney was immediately flipped to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Howie Kendrick. Thus, only Barnes and Hernandez remain with the Dodgers organization.

To fill the open spot on their active roster, the Dodgers activated Rob Segedin from the 60-day disabled list. Segedin was initially sidelined by a toe injury but then underwent wrist surgery.

Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com