The Dodgers have designated 26-year old righty starter/reliever Charlie Haeger for assignment. Haeger pitched in 9 games (6 starts) for the Dodgers this year and he was 0-4 with a 8.40 ERA and a 2.07 WHIP. He walked an amazing 26 batters in only 30 innings this season for the Dodgers. In two years with the Dodgers, Haeger pitched in 15 games (9 starts) in which he was 1-5 with a 6.43 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. Dodgers’ fans should rejoice as you won’t have to ever worry if he’s pitching when you have tickets to the game.

26-year old righty knuckleballer Charlie Haeger has been pathetic for the Dodgers so far this season. He has pitched in 8 games (5 starts) for the Dodgers this year and he is 0-4 with a 8.53 ERA and a 2.09 WHIP. He has given up 31 hits and walked 23 batters in only 25 1/3 innings so far this season. Haeger has been awful so far this season for the Dodgers and he’s just taking up space on the pitching staff. I’m thinking he might have pictures of someone doing something they shouldn’t have.

The Dodgers have released 33-year old righty starting pitcher Josh Towers. Towers started 8 games in AAA-ball for the Dodgers this year and he was 2-5 with a 8.05 ERA and a 1.79 WHIP. He allowed a stunning 62 hits (9 of which were homers) in only 38 innings this season in the minors. I guess the Dodgers could bring back Towers if they need a batting practice pitcher as that appears to be all he’s good for.

The Dodgers just can’t afford to keep running 26-year old righty starting pitcher Charlie Haeger to the pitching mound. He has pitched in 5 games (4 starts) for the Dodgers this season and he is 0-3 with a 7.45 ERA and a 1.91 WHIP. He is having big time control issues as expected because of him using the knuckleball as he has walked 16 batters in only 19 1/3 innings so far this season. He does have 20 whiffs which is good but he has also given up 21 hits (3 which have left the field). The Dodgers are now 8-14 on the season which has them in last place, 6 games behind the Padres in the N.L. West. They can’t afford to throw a game away every five days by running Haeger out to the mound. With that in mind they should make a pitch to sign either Jarrod Washburn or Braden Looper who are both sitting at home right now as unsigned free agents.

The Dodgers have placed starting pitcher Vicente Padilla on the 15-day disabled list with right forearm soreness. Padilla has started 4 games for the Dodgers so far this season and he is 1-1 with a 7.06 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. He has allowed 26 hits (5 homers) in only 21 2/3 innings but he has also whiffed 23 batters as he is sending out mixed signals. The Dodgers have not announced who will replace him in the starting rotation but they should make sure Padilla is 100% before activating him because they need him healthy this year.