LOS ANGELES -- To make room on the roster for rookie right-hander Walker Buehler, the Dodgers designated reliever Wilmer Font for assignment on Monday.
When a player's contract is designated for assignment -- often abbreviated "DFA" -- that player is immediately removed from his club's 40-man roster. Within seven days of the transaction (had been 10 days under the 2012-16 Collective Bargaining Agreement), the player can either be traded or placed on irrevocable outright waivers.
Font was out of options. He appeared in six games with the Dodgers this season and went 0-2 with an 11.