Sources from prestigious columnist Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Dodgers have reached an agreement with right-hand relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle, who belonged to the New York Yankees organization from 2017 until 2020. This year he only limited himself to pitching. an episode of mound labor after sustaining an injury that forced him later in August to undergo Tommy John surgery.
According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the Dodgers have signed the 31-year-old veteran for two years in exchange for $ 4.75 million plus incentives. Not bad for a pitcher who is unlikely to pitch in 2021 after undergoing such surgery. Notably, Kahnle opted for free agency in late October rather than accepting a direct assignment from the Bombers.
In total, the New York State right-hander could hope to make $ 5.25 million. The breakdown of his salary will be settled as follows: US $ 750 thousand dollars the first year and US $ 3.45 in the second, whose campaign is supposed to have a chance to launch it completely and fully recovered.
Before signing with the reigning MLB champions, Kahnle had pitched for the Colorado Rockies (the team that debuted him), the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. Once recovered, this reliever could act as a coach or even as a closer, in case that by then the Los Angeles team no longer has Kenley Jansen on its squad due to the loss of validity of his contract in 2022. (GG) (Al Bat)