The Los Angeles Dodgers aren't above shopping for potential bargains, as evidenced by their reported signing of right-handed pitcher Brandon Beachy.
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Dodgers signed Beachy to a one-year deal with a team option for 2016.
Eric Stephen of True Blue LA provided contract details:
Rumors of Beachy signing have been floating around for weeks. Darren Wolfson of ESPN 1500 in Minnesota reported on January 24 the right-hander had decided on a team but was still ironing out some details.
Dodgers general manager Farhan Zahidi told reporters the expected timeline for the pitcher's recovery:
Beachy has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, most recently having Tommy John surgery for the second time last March. He's only made more than 15 starts in a season once in four years though his results have been strong when healthy.
From 2010-13 with Atlanta, Beachy had a 3.23 ERA with 275 strikeouts and 217 hits allowed in 267.2 innings.
Signing with the Dodgers takes pressure off Beachy as he continues to rehab his elbow. The team isn't lacking for talent in the rotation with Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Brandon McCarthy in place.
If Beachy comes back healthy later in 2015, he adds more depth to one of the National League's best rotations. He could also be a bullpen option for manager Don Mattingly if they don't want to throw him into the fire right away.
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