Former Red Sox pitcher Rubby De La Rosa signs minor league deal with the Dodgers
The Red Sox and Dodgers made a blockbuster deal back in 2012 that sent Beckett, Adrián González, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto from Boston to Los Angeles. The move allowed Boston financial flexibility in the future, including signing the veterans that helped them win the 2013 World Series.
One of the players that the Red Sox received back in the massive trade was right-hander Rubby De La Rosa. On Friday, the Dodgers announced that they signed De La Rosa to a minor league contract. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City with spring training right set to begin next week.
At the time of the trade, De La Rosa was a top pitching prospect in the Dodgers system. The 33-year-old hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2017, when he was last with the Diamondbacks. He spent the last four seasons as a relief pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan.
De La Rosa returns to Dodgers system looking to provide organizational depth, while also hoping to crack the bigs once again.
During his time with the Red Sox, De La Rosa appeared in 30 games, making 18 starts posting a 4-10 record with a 4.54 ERA over 113 innings.
De La Rosa has spent parts of seven seasons in the majors with a 26-30 record with a 4.49 ERA. The former Sox hurler will join former relievers Matt Andriese and Dylan Covey in the Dodgers system. Andriese was with the Sox in 2021 and was designated for assignment after posting a 6.03 ERA in 26 games. Covey pitched in eight games for Boston during the 2020 pandemic shortened season yielding a 7.07 ERA in eight games.
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