Dodgers sign LHP Jake McGee to one-year contract

RHP Jimmy Nelson placed on 45-day injured list

July 21st, 2020

LOS ANGELES –The Dodgers have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with left-handed pitcher Jake McGee. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers have transferred right-handed pitcher Jimmy Nelson to the 45-day injured list. McGee will join the Dodgers roster today.

McGee, 33, was placed on waivers by the Colorado Rockies on Friday after four seasons with club. In four years with the Rockies, he went 4-11 with a 4.78 ERA (104 ER/195.2 IP) in 225 games, including an 0-2 mark with a 4.35 ERA (20 ER/41.1 IP) in 45 games in 2019. In his 10-year Major League career, he is combined 25-22 with a 3.64 ERA (184 ER/455.1 IP) and 497 strikeouts in 522 games. The southpaw was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.

Nelson, 31, had season-ending lumbar surgery on July 6. The righty did not appear in a game for the Dodgers after signing on January 7. Prior to signing with the Dodgers, he spent six seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, going 33-46 with a 4.22 ERA (297 ER/633.1 IP) and 578 strikeouts.