On Saturday, we discussed the possibility of how a 36-year-old veteran could conceivably impact the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen in righty Brandon Morrow. In today’s column, we’ll flip the script, examining the potential of 24-year-old southpaw Alex Vesia.
For those unfamiliar with Vesia, he was acquired by the Dodgers—along with 22-year-old righty starter Kyle Hurt—in a trade that sent journeyman reliever Dylan Floro to the Marlins. The deal occurred on the same day Los Angeles shipped reliever Adam Kolarek and outfielder Cody Thomas to Oakland in exchange for infielder Sheldon Neuse and righty starting pitcher Gus Varland.