The Los Angeles Dodgers made what can be a presumed final roster move of the regular season, calling up Tim Locastro from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 25-year-old infielder/outfielder spent the year with Double-A Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
Locastro was with the Drillers into late June, then joined OKC for one week before returning to Tulsa. In 96 games across his two stints with the Drillers, Locastro batted .285/.366/.429 with 21 doubles, eight home runs and 31 RBI.
Over two stints with Oklahoma City, he hit .388/.443/.544 with 10 doubles, two home runs and nine RBI in 31 games. Locastro added 34 stolen bases this season, 12 of which came during his time with Oklahoma City.
He was originally selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 13th round of the 2013 Draft out of Ithaca College. Locastro was acquired by the Dodgers in July 2015, along with Chase De Jong, in exchange for three international bonus pool slots.
De Jong was traded to the Seattle Mariners during Spring Training this year, with Los Angeles receiving Minor League reliever Aneurys Zabala and shortstop Andrew Jackson.
Locastro is a career .293/.372/.402 hitter, with 91 doubles, 16 triples, 24 home runs, 171 RBI and 143 stolen bases over five Minor League seasons. It was plausible the Dodgers were going to add Locastro to their 40-man roster this winter to protect against potentially losing him in the Rule 5 Draft.
Should Locastro enter into a game for the Dodgers during their weekend series with the Colorado Rockies, it will mark his MLB debut.
O’Koyea Dickson was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a subluxed left shoulder to create room for Locastro on the 40-man roster.
