The Dodgers announced that they have designated right-hander for a signment. His roster spot will go to righty , who has now been activated after being from the White Sox yesterday. Bickford, now 28, made a very brief major league debut with the Brewers before getting claimed off waivers Ken Morrow Jersey by the Dodgers in May of 2021. He went on to make 56 appearances in the rest of that season, posting a 2.50 earned run average. He struck out 29.5% of batters faced while walking 9% of them and kept the ball on the ground at a 47.9% clip. He was likely helped by the baseball gods a little bit, as his .243 batting average on balls in play and 83.3% strand rate were both on the lucky side, but his 3.57 FIP and 3.28 SIERA still suggested he was a solid waiver wire pickup. Things have trended in the wrong direction since then, however. He posted a 4.72 ERA in 60 appearances last year, with his strikeout and ground ball rates both dropping from the year prior. This year, his ERA is all the way up to 5.14 as hes walking 13.7% of opponents. Hes still getting punchouts at a solid 25.3% clip but the overall results have been poor enough that hes been squeezed out of the clubs plans. Since hes out of options, they had little choice but to designate him for a signment. The trade deadline is now just three days away, so the Dodgers have some time to potentially flip Bickford elsewhere. Despite the rough showing of late, hes been in better form before. Hes also a former first-round pick, as the Giants grabbed him with the 18th overall selection in 2015, before sending him to the Brewers in the 2016 . He has between two and three years of service time, meaning he could be retained for four more seasons beyond this one, though his out-of-options status means he would need an active roster spot. Glenn Resch Jersey