The Dodgers made a much-needed yet surprising move in the first week of May when they optioned LHP Alex Vesia to Triple-A. Vesia was struggling mightily through the first month-plus of the year, and the Dodgers knew they needed to find a way to get him back on track.
Through 13 appearances in 2023, Vesia had an abysmal 7.84 ERA, allowing nine earned runs, 23 hits and six walks in just 10.1 innings of work.
The Dodgers decided to send him back down — similar to what they did in 2021 — in the hopes that he could reset and turn back into the dominant lefty reliever he was for the majority of his Dodger career.