When the Dodgers acquired Carlos Marmol from the Cubs three weeks ago they immediately passed him through waivers unclaimed and sent him to the minors.
He made a total of five appearances split between Single-A and Double-A, allowing two runs in five innings with a 6/2 K/BB ratio, and now Marmol is joining the Dodgers’ bullpen.
For as awful as Marmol looked during the end of his Cubs tenure he continued to strike out a ton of batters and is still a 30-year-old with a 3.50 career ERA. Obviously the Dodgers will want to keep him away from anything resembling an important situation initially, but as far as middle relief options go Marmol certainly has more upside than most.
