The Dodgers are planning to select the contract of right-hander Wyatt Mills, according to Sonja Chen of MLB.com. Paul Gervase is being optioned to clear space on the active roster. Closer Edwin Díaz is being transferred to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.
Mills has thrown a total of 42 innings in the Majors, all from 2021-22 with the Mariners and Royals. He has a 6.21 ERA in that time, as well as a 19.3% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate. Those results are unspectacular and four years old at this point. Mills missed 2023-24 owing to July 2023 Tommy John surgery, finally returning to pitch for the Red Sox’ Triple-A affiliate in 2025. In 52 innings across 32 appearances (seven starts), Mills had a solid 3.12 ERA but less encouraging peripherals, including a 13.3% walk rate. He has been better in 2026 for the Dodgers’ top affiliate, with a 3.26 ERA and a 2.05 FIP in 19 1/3 innings.
Mills’ promotion gives the Dodgers a fresh arm in exchange for Gervase, who threw 50 pitches in three relief innings yesterday against the Braves. Gervase, who was recalled on May 8th, has only made the one appearance in the Majors this year. Mills figures to fill a similar role as a low-leverage, long-relief option. It’s possible he is being selected only for a short run, at which point he’d be designated for assignment and offered up to other teams on waivers. Mills also has one option year remaining if the Dodgers want to shuffle him down without exposing him to waivers.
As for Díaz, his move to the 60-day injured list was expected. The closer landed on the 15-day injured list on April 20 with loose bodies in his right elbow, and he underwent surgery to remove them shortly afterwards. Díaz is not expected to return until the second half of the season, so it’s unsurprising to see him transferred to the 60-day IL now that a 40-man spot is needed. This is the second time Díaz has been on the 60-day IL in his career, the first being in 2023 when he injured the patellar tendon in his right knee during that year’s World Baseball Classic.
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