Dodgers option Paul Gervase to Triple-A

The Dodgers need some fresh bullpen arms after yesterday’s bullpen game against the Athletics. Gervase has made just two appearances with the Dodgers this season, posting a 1.80 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 5/2 K/BB ratio across five innings.

Gervase has made just two appearances with the Dodgers this season, posting a 1.80 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 5/2 K/BB ratio across five innings. He’ll continue to serve as extra bullpen depth for a stacked Dodgers’ bullpen at the Triple-A level.

Gervase was just optioned to Triple-A last Sunday, but he’ll rejoin the Dodgers with Jack Dreyer (shoulder) landing on the injured list. The 25-year-old hurler has posted a 3.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and a 5/1 K/BB ratio over three innings in his lone appearance with the Dodgers this season.

Gervase just joined the Dodgers on Friday, but he’ll be sent back to Triple-A after logging three innings of one-run baseball with five strikeouts out of the Dodgers’ bullpen on Saturday. Wyatt Mills was promoted from Triple-A to add a fresh arm to the club’s bullpen.

With Tyler Glasnow (back) heading to the injured list, Gervase will provide a fresh arm in the bullpen for at least a couple of days. The 25-year-old hurler holds a 3.65 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and a 17/9 K/BB ratio across 12 1/3 innings at the Triple-A level this season.

Gervase made his Los Angeles debut on Wednesday night, working a pair of frames in relief of starter Shohei Ohtani at Coors Field. The 25-year-old rookie reliever figures to be back at some point in September once rosters expand.

Gervase joins Los Angeles’ relief mix for the first time since coming over at last month’s trade deadline from the Rays in a complex three-team deal that involved also involved the Reds. The six-foot-10 righty made five relief appearances earlier this season for Tampa Bay in his first taste of the big leagues.

Gervase heads to the minors with veteran southpaw Blake Snell coming off the injured list for Saturday’s game against the Rays. The towering 6-foot-10 rookie reliever was acquired earlier this week from Tampa Bay at the trade deadline.

The 6-foot-10 Gervase has allowed three runs, all on solo homers, in 6 1/3 innings of relief work for the Rays this season. He throws just 92-95 mph, but since he’s right on top of hitters when he releases the ball, he had a 39 percent strikeout rate in Triple-A. He was part of the Rays’ active roster before the trade, but the Dodgers will probably stick him in Triple-A for now.

The Zack Littell trade between the Rays and Reds was announced as a two-team trade, but now it’s more like a three-tearm deal, with Adam Serwinowski, who went from Cincinnati to Tampa Bay, getting spun to the Dodgers along with fellow pitching prospect Paul Gervase and Rortvedt. The return suggests the Rays see Feduccia as a possible catcher of the future, something he was never going to be in L.A. He might remain in Triple-A for now with Nick Fortes just joining the team in a pairing with Matt Thaiss.