Baffling Dodgers roster move just ditched recent signing for bizarre reunion

When the Dodgers made their Kyle Tucker signing official, they DFA'ed speedy, glove-first outfielder Michael Siani to make room on the 40-man roster. It was no great loss; Siani was a waiver claim from the Braves who, at best, looked like a late-season call up in the event of an outfield injury or Justin Dean-esque, last-guy-on-the-bench material if the need arose for an effective pinch-runner.

The Dodgers' roster seemed locked after that. The Dodgers had only made three new major league additions on the offseason — Tucker, Edwin Díaz, and infielder Andy Ibáñez — but there was little more to be done.

Turns out, the Dodgers just couldn't be parted with Siani ... for some reason?

On Tuesday, they claimed him off of waivers from the Yankees and DFA'ed Ibáñez, the guy they gave a guaranteed $1.2 million to exactly three weeks ago.

If you want a great example of Dodgers gluttony, here it is. Though there's always the chance that Ibáñez clears waivers, they might end up footing the $1 million+ bill for another team's bench infielder. That's the Dodgers for you.

Dodgers reclaim dumped outfielder Michael Siani, DFA Andy Ibáñez (who they just signed to a major league contract)

The Yankees claimed Siani off of waivers from the Dodgers on Jan. 23, two days after he was DFA'ed by LA, and then let him go just five days later, when they claimed Kaleb Ort off of waivers. Ort has also since been DFA'ed by the Yankees and picked up by the Angels.

Realistically, Ibáñez wasn't going to last long on the Dodgers' roster. He was clearly a cheap placeholder while they waited on Tommy Edman and/or Kiké Hernández to be ready, but at least he had a history of good hitting with the Tigers and some infield versatility to tide them over while they waited.

But the front office must really love Siani, if they were willing to jettison Ibáñez without even letting him swing the bat in spring training. The Dodgers being enamored by him for reasons completely unclear to fans is the only explanation for this absolutely bizarre move.

The Dodgers just don't care about wasting that much money. $1.2 million is a jackpot amount for the layman, but not so for the unfathomably rich Dodgers.

Maybe Siani will end up coming through much like Dean did in the World Series. A hero's born every minute (maybe).