LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Monday recalled Kenta Maeda from the Rookie-level Arizona League in the paperest of paper moves, allowing the right-hander to start the series opener against the Rockies at Coors Field.
Brock Stewart, who pitched five scoreless innings on Sunday, was optioned to Double-A Tulsa to make room on the active roster.
The move to option Maeda didn’t materially affect anything negatively — he still was paid for the three days technically in the minors, and the three days missed won’t prevent him from earning a full year of major league service time in 2016.