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Halvorsen turned in a scoreless inning against the Royals during his Dodgers debut on Tuesday night. The hard-throwing 26-year-old reliever figures to return to Los Angeles in a couple weeks to operate in middle relief.

Halvorsen provides Los Angeles with a fresh arm heading into Monday’s series opener against the Royals after being acquired from the Rockies in a small trade last month. He’s posted eight strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless frames at Triple-A Oklahoma City since the deal. The hard-throwing 26-year-old posted a pedestrian 4.31 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 66/38 K/BB ratio across 71 innings for the Rockies over the last three years.

It’s a rare intra-division trade that is now official. Halvorsen is a hard-throwing reliever with command issues, but he represents a worthwhile dice roll for a Dodgers organization that has found success with similar projects in the past. The 26-year-old will head to Triple-A Oklahoma City after posting a lackluster 4.31 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 66/38 K/BB ratio across 71 innings for Colorado since 2024.

Halvorsen is being sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 26-year-old has a 4.74 ERA in 19 innings this season and a 4.31 ERA in 71 career MLB innings for the Rockies. He also has a triple-digit fastball and had 11 saves for Colorado last year, so this is an interesting add for the Dodgers.

Halvorsen will be out of action until at least the All-Star break because of the ailment. The 26-year-old’s spot in the bullpen will be filled by Jordan Romano.

Halvorsen might be the Rockies’ most talented reliever, but he’s had a tough time throwing strikes this year, walking 14 in 16 1/3 innings. He does have a 3.31 ERA anyway, but it’s going to be tough trusting him with leads right away.

Halvorsen heads back to the minors with Jimmy Herget coming off the injured list prior to Wednesday’s showdown against Chicago at Wrigley Field. The 26-year-old former high-leverage arm has posted an encouraging 3.31 ERA despite a worrisome 16/14 K/BB ratio across 16 1/3 innings for the Rockies this season.

Halvorsen returns to Colorado’s bullpen with veteran reliever Jimmy Herget away from the club on bereavement leave for the next couple days. The 26-year-old reliever has tossed a pair of scoreless frames in two appearances for the Rockies this season at the highest level. He notched a career-high 11 saves for Colorado last year.

Halvorsen returns to the minors after making a pair of scoreless relief appearances for the Rockies while Jimmy Herget was away from the club on paternity leave. The 26-year-old former high-leverage arm figures to return to Colorado at some point in the near future.

Halvorsen saved 11 games for the Rockies last year with a 4.99 ERA in 42 appearances, but has pitched for the Isotopes all season to date and would seem to be no threat to Viktor Vodnik at this time. The 26-year-old righty had a 1.80 ERA and two saves in nine appearance at Triple-A so far this year. He’ll be up while Jimmy Herget is on the paternity list.