Steve

Schmoll

He’s struck out four in three scoreless innings so far. Schmoll spent about two-thirds of last season in the majors and had a 5.01 ERA in 46 2/3 IP. He’ll get better next year, but the Dodgers may opt to send him back to the minors for the start of the season.

Schmoll had a 4.96 ERA in 16 relief appearances before being sent down on May 14. He’ll again be used in middle relief.

We liked the trade better for the Dodgers before Schmoll and Tim Hamulack were thrown in. Schmoll is clearly the better bet of the two, though he would seem to make less sense in a pen that already includes Chad Bradford. The 25-year-old had a 5.01 ERA in 46 2/3 innings. Like Bradford, his motion makes him quite a bit tougher on righties than lefties. He probably won’t have a bullpen spot coming out of spring training.

Schmoll, who will compete for a spot in the Dodger pen in the spring, has given up four runs and has a 12/3 K/BB ratio in 10 1/3 innings.

Schmoll had a 4.96 ERA in 16 relief appearances. The Dodgers will need him again later on.

Schmoll, who was acquired along with Duaner Sanchez from the Dodgers for Jae Seo, never made an appearance with the Mets this season. Due to his troubles with lefties, he finished with a 4.69 ERA in 55 2/3 innings for Norfolk.

Schmoll had allowed just one run and three hits in four innings, but he never had a chance to make the team after a disappointing 2006 in Triple-A. The sidearming reliever will be ready if needed.

Schmoll, part of the Duaner Sanchez-Jae Seo trade, didn’t pitch in the majors last year after spending much of 2005 with the Dodgers. The sidearming right-hander likely has a future in a major league bullpen, but he doesn’t have the upside of the man who is replacing him on the 40-man roster, Marcos Carvajal.

Schmoll was designated for assignment to open up a spot for Marcos Carvajal last week. He’ll be in Mets camp as a non-roster player.