What Happened in 2016: Began the season in Toronto and was acquired at the trade deadline for Mike Bolsinger.
When the Dodgers traded for Jesse Chavez at the trade deadline, I called it a “sneaky good deal.” I mean, all they had to give up was Bolsinger — a guy who didn’t have much of a role on the 2016 Dodgers — to get a potential boost for the bullpen.
“Chavez, almost 33, has a nearly career-best strikeout rate at 24.