The Los Angeles Dodgers are adding a new pitcher after young arm Gavin Stone was moved to the 60-day injured list to clear up a spot on the 40-man roster.
The Dodgers claimed Grant Holman , a righty from the Arizona Diamondbacks , off waivers with the new roster spot.
Stone, who underwent a serious shoulder surger y back in 2024 that led him to miss the entire 20265 season, had a promising one-inning start in Spring Training just for him to suffer a setback that has led to him not pitching.
He was expected to play a key role in the rotation for the Dodgers before going down with his latest injury, which will lead to him missing a good deal of action as a result.
May 24, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics pitcher Grant Holman (67) throws a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies during the tenth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images
Manager Dave Roberts said a handful of days ago that Stone is set to resume throwing with a four- to five-week timetable before he returns to the mound.
"I would say he's pre-spring training, or right at the beginning," Roberts said.
The Dodgers are seemingly giving him even longer before he has to return, and the addition of Holman will help provide a pitcher with options remaining to send him down to the minor leagues if and when Stone is available.
The California native is 6 feet 6 inches, weighs 250 pounds, is only 25 years old, and already has 40 MLB appearances to his name.
He has a career 4.66 ERA in 40 games, throwing a total of 38.2 innings and totaling 33 strikeouts. His fastball sits around 94 mph, and his fastball spin rate has been in the second percentile, according to Baseball Savant.
He manages to use his whole frame to extend well on pitches; however, his extension is in the 90th percentile.
His three-pitch arsenal is a fastball, slider, and splitter. His pitches have average run value, but in 2025, when he had a 5.09 ERA, he gave up a ton of hard contact and not many whiffs.
At such a young age and with a decent fastball, along with an expected ERA of 3.37 in 2024, Holman has a solid profile as an organizational arm to provide cover in Stone's absence, and he could become another player that the Dodgers make the most out of from the MLB scrapheap.
Holman is the second pitcher that the Dodgers added on Wednesday, with the team also making a move for Jake Eder , a former Angels pitcher who gives the team a left-handed pitcher if needed.
