When the Los Angeles Dodgers packaged Dee Gordon in a December 2014 trade with the Miami Marlins, their return included hard-throwing Chris Hatcher. The converted catcher was coming off a productive season, which was his first of substance in the Majors.
Hatcher pitched well in his first season with the Dodgers, then hit a rough patch and spent a lengthy period on disabled list due to an oblique strain. He was strong to close out 2015 after coming off the DL in August, but the injury was a precursor for 2016.
But prior to that, the right-hander got off to a rough start in 2016.