What happened in 2016: Claimed off waivers from the Twins in May. Had a short, yet forgetful, stint with the Dodgers.
Fungible middle relievers are a dime a dozen in baseball, and that’s exactly what Casey Fien was for the Twins from 2012 through 2015. Then, he completely collapsed in 2016. After 13 2/3 innings of pitching to a 7.90 ERA, the Twins placed him on waivers. Because he had shown some success in the recent past, the Dodgers claimed him and hoped to fix him.
He was outrighted five days after being claimed and sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City because he had an option remaining.