Top 5 Moves of the New Front Office

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5. Adam Liberatore

The Dodgers traded flame thrower Jose Dominguez (Along with minor league pitcher Greg Harris) for left handed reliever Adam Liberatore (and Joel Peralta). The 28-year old Bellflower native had no MLB experience when the Dodgers acquired him last offseason. Thus far he’s been very solid as a late inning middle relief option out of the Dodger bullpen.

Liberatore has posted a 2.74 ERA/2.30 FIP in 23 innings pitched. In 31 relief appearances, Liberatore has allowed just seven earned runs and 15 hits. That’s given him a 5.9 hits per nine rate. Not only is he not allowing base runners, but his strikeouts to walk ratios have been solid. He’s whiffed 26 and walked just 7 batters all season long. He’s posted a 10.2 whiff per nine rate, and allowed just one home run. He’s been very impressive in his short time with the club. He was good in the minors as well, posting a 2.69 ERA and an 8.8 strikeout per nine rate. He has been a very solid pick-up for the relief corp.

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