Last November the Los Angeles Dodgers traded backup catcher Carlos Ruiz to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for relief pitcher Vidal Nuño. The move came as somewhat of a surprise given Ruiz was under team control through 2017, and the Dodgers already had multiple left-handed relievers on their roster.
Nuño nonetheless presented Los Angeles with some versatility as he could be used out of the bullpen in multiple roles, and has Minor League options remaining. He was among the players the Dodgers avoided salary arbitration with, as Nuño agreed to a one-year, $1.125 million contract in January.