LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Trevor Oaks saw his 2017 season cut short by an injury, but has a chance to contribute to the major league rotation at some point next season with a style and poise that make the right-hander stand out among pitching prospects in the organization.
Oaks was one of two pitchers added to the 40-man roster in November, protecting him from potential selection in Thursday morning’s Rule 5 draft. It was a few months later than he was planning to join the roster.
“For me personally I was hoping to making the big leagues last year in September and help them out, but that oblique injury set me back,” Oaks said in a recent telephone interview.