On Friday afternoon, the Miami Marlins traded Alex Vesia and Kyle Hurt to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dylan Floro.
Dylan Floro
The Marlins have improved their bullpen yet again, acquiring Dylan Floro in a trade with the Dodgers. Floro was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2010 MLB Draft. In addition to the Rays, Floro has played on the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2020, the 30-year old had a 3-0 record, with a 2.59 ERA in 25 games with the Dodgers. Floro’s 1.28 BB/9 ranked seventh among National League relievers. He even had one of the biggest outs in Dodgers history, striking out the red-hot Randy Arozarena in the Dodgers’ game six World Series clincher. Floro made six postseason appearances, including three in the World Series.
Dylan Floro in 2020, per Statcast:
-2.7% opponent barrel rate (96th percentile)
-26.7% opponent hard-hit rate (95th percentile)
-84.6 mph average opponent exit velocity (95th percentile)
-4.1% walk rate (94th percentile)
Alex Vesia and Kyle Hurt
Alex Vesia, 24, was drafted by the Marlins in 2018. Vesia is a young and promising relief pitcher, who appeared in 5 games last year (18.69 ERA in 4.1 IP). Despite falling short of expectations, the Dodgers have some hope. Vesia had a 1.62 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in over 100 career minor league games.
Kyle Hurt, 23, was the Marlins 2020 5th round draft pick out of USC. In his three seasons with USC, the right-hander went 9-13 with a 5.06 ERA (97 ER/172.2 IP) and 170 strikeouts.