Dodgers Acquire Nick Frasso & Moises Brito

August 2nd, 2022

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired minor league pitchers Nick Frasso and Moises Brito from Toronto in exchange for right-handed pitcher Mitch White and minor league infielder Alex De Jesus.  

Frasso, 23, was 0-0 with 0.74 ERA (3 ER/36.2 IP) and 57 strikeouts in 10 games between Single-A Dunedin and High-A Vancouver. He began the season with Dunedin, appearing in seven games, striking out 42 in 25.2 innings and allowing two runs. Since his promotion to High-A Vancouver, he has posted a 0.82 ERA (1 ER/11.0 IP) and 15 strikeouts. He has been with the Blue Jays for two seasons since being drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of Loyola Marymount and he is combined 0-0 with a 0.65 ERA (3 ER/41.2 IP) and 65 strikeouts in 13 minor league games.  

Brito, 20, is 2-4 with a 1.86 ERA (6 ER/29.0 IP) and 32 strikeouts in 12 games (two starts) for the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays. The left-handed pitcher is in his first season with the Blue Jays organization after signing as an international free agent on June 2, 2022. 

White, 27, made 15 appearances (10 starts) for the Dodgers, going 1-2 with a 3.70 ERA (23 ER/56.0 IP) and 47 strikeouts for the Dodgers this season. In three years with the Dodgers, he is a combined 3-5 with a 3.58 ERA (42 ER/105.2 IP) and 98 strikeouts in 38 games. He was originally selected in the second round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of Santa Clara University.  

De Jesus, 20, was batting .272 with 11 homers and 48 RBI combined between Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and High-A Great Lakes. He clubbed seven homers and recorded 22 RBI with Rancho before being promoted on May 31, 2022. In 50 games with Great Lakes, he was batting .282 with four homers and 26 RBI. He has been with the Dodgers four seasons, batting a combined .273 (247-for-906) with 26 homers and 155 RBI. He was signed as an international free agent by the Dodgers out of Santo Domino, Dominican Republic on July 3, 2018.