As the Los Angeles Dodgers have stockpiled pitchers over recent seasons, Brock Stewart in some sense has suffered from being a member of that depth. Stewart surprisingly made his MLB debut in June 2016, and he went on to appear in seven games (five starts) for the Dodgers.
Stewart then spent portions of the 2017 and ’18 seasons shuttling back and forth from Triple-A Oklahoma City, proving valuable when the Dodgers were in need of a spot starter or fresh arm in the bullpen.
Although it was initially believed Stripling no longer had Minor League options remaining, a quirk in his service time allows for the Dodgers to still send him to and from Oklahoma City as they deem necessary for a fourth and final year.