Dodgers forget name of player they just DFA'd in official Andy Ibáñez roster move

On Friday, the Dodgers claimed utility man Ryan Fitzgerald off of waivers from the Twins (Ryan Fitzgerald, remember that name) and signed non-tendered Tigers infielder Andy Ibáñez to a one-year major league deal. Fitzgerald took the open spot on the 40-man roster, which everyone thought was being left open for a far more exciting move, but Ibáñez's deal meant that they would have to open one back up.

They made their Ibáñez signing official on Tuesday (he'll be getting $1.2 million) and posted the requisite "The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed [X player] to [X deal] and designated [X other player] for assignment to clear space on the 40-man roster." All good, right? Just doing some paperwork.

Except, they forgot the name of the guy they just picked up off of waivers a few days ago and mixed up Ryan Fitzgerald with Giants second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald.

They clearly didn't think that (Ryan) Fitzgerald was going to be around long enough to learn the guy's name.

Outside of the Twitter gaffe (the Dodgers deleted the tweet less than 10 minutes later), the move definitely looks like a slight reverse course on the utility depth everyone figured we were getting with Fitzgerald.

Dodgers make Andy Ibáñez signing official, designate Ryan (not Tyler) Fitzgerald for assignment

The Dodgers have their backup-backup infielder in Ibáñez, who will presumably split playing time with Miguel Rojas. They're both righties, but Ibáñez was revered for his lefty-killing ability with the Tigers (until he wasn't), and Rojas is a reverse-splits guy.

But there's still a conspicuous lack of outfield depth. Tommy Edman's status is totally up in the air, and none of the Dodgers' four top-five outfield prospects are going to be ready for the majors by Opening Day. LA still hasn't made a move on Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger, or any of the many rumored outfield trade targets. Fitzgerald was never going to win an everyday role, but keeping him in reserve in the minors with Michael Siani seemed like the Dodgers' new-look Esteury Ruiz-Justin Dean combo.

So much for that. Trading Ruiz, a move that everyone hoped was going to amount to a Tucker signing, has amounted to nothing more than a one-year deal for a player who will almost certainly be off the roster when Kiké Hernández is healthy.

Ah, well. The Dodgers have plenty of time to pick up a few more outfielders (on minor league deals, ideally, to avoid the 40-man crunch), and things seem to be coming down to the wire with Tucker with the Dodgers still in the mix. We probably won't remember Fitzgerald was on the roster at all by this time next year.