Cole

Irvin

Baseball can be cruel. Irvin was asked to wear it in Friday’s loss to the Dodgers will working 6 1/3 innings and allowing six runs, and his reward is a trip to the waiver wire. If Irvin goes unclaimed he can either report back to Triple-A Oklahoma City, or look for new unemployment by electing free agency.

Irvin took the loss in his 2026 debut, but at least he was able to preserve the pen in a bullpen game. The Dodgers could DFA him prior to Saturday’s game, but there’s a good chance he’ll be claimed by one of the teams selling at the deadline. Irvin has no real upside, but he was pitching well in Triple-A prior to his callup and could be a reliable innings-eater for a non-contender down the stretch.

The 32-year-old left-hander has made 20 starts at the Triple-A level this season, compiling a 3.58 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and a 55/43 K/BB ratio over 98 innings of work. He’s likely to log multiple innings in what will be a bullpen game for the Dodgers on Friday night.

Siani is the most prominent inclusion among the big leaguers in this latest batch of cuts from Dodgers camp. The 26-year-old defensive specialist figures to be up with Los Angeles at some point in a bench role. Hope is the biggest prospect in this group as he ranks right up there with Eduardo Quintero, Josue De Paula and Mike Sirota as one of the organization’s top prospects.

The 32-year-old southpaw struck out one batter on the night. The Reds put plenty of traffic on the bases against Irvin, but he was able to limit the damage to just one run as he walked Rece Hinds with the bases loaded in the second inning. Overall, Irvin threw just 29 of his 57 pitches for strikes, getting three whiffs and posting a miserable CSW of only 19 percent. He now holds an unsightly 9.00 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and a 4/5 K/BB ratio over eight innings during Cactus League play. He should be ticketed for Triple-A Oklahoma City to open the season.

Irvin walked one and struck out one during the disappointing outing. His struggles stemmed from his inability to keep the ball in the yard, serving up two-run homers to Elly Da La Cruz, Will Benson and Matt McLain. The 32-year-old left-hander got just two swings and misses on 43 pitches on the day, posting a CSW of 18 percent. His chances of cracking the Dodgers’ Opening Day roster were already slim and they took a hit with Thursday’s disastrous outing.

The 32-year-old southpaw spent the 2025 season pitching for the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization. There, he compiled a 4.48 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and a 128/79 K/BB ratio over 144 2/3 innings in his 28 starts. He’ll add pitching depth for the World Champions.

Irvin will have a chance to revive his career in the KBO. The 30-year-old’s $1 million deal is the maximum allowed for a first-year foreign player in Korea. Irvin threw 111 innings in 2024 between the Orioles and Twins with a 5.11 ERA.

The Twins threw Irvin into big situations twice after picking up off waivers from the Orioles this month, and it didn’t work out either time. Really, though, it didn’t seem like great judgment using him that way in the first place. He allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings in his brief Twins career.

The Twins needed to make room on the 40-man roster for Cole Irvin, so they chose to move on from Dobnak. The 29-year-old posted a 5.87 ERA in 7 2/3 innings out of the bullpen for the Twins in 2024. He could go unclaimed and return to the Twins’ minor league system.