Dodgers get bullpen makeover started by activating Joel Peralta
Dodgers reliever Joel Peralta signs autographs for fans after a spring training workout session in Phoenix on Feb. 25. Peralta is returning from the disabled list.
That looming bullpen makeover got under more serious renovation Monday when the Dodgers added right-hander Joel Peralta from the disabled list.
The Dodgers sent relievers Daniel Coulombe and Matt West down to triple-A Oklahoma City.
Right-hander Ian Thomas also will be called up from Oklahoma City on Monday, once he arrives to Wrigley Field. He already has a locker and a jersey hung, but the Dodgers have taken to not announcing roster moves until the incoming player is in the clubhouse.
Peralta has missed the team’s last 53 games with a sore shoulder. Before going on the disabled list April 26, Peralta was emerging as one of the team’s most dependable relievers. He was 1-0, had not allowed a run in his seven appearances (5 2/3 innings) and led the team with three saves.
He made five rehab appearances prior to being activated, allowing for runs in 4 2/3 innings.
West had thrown three innings in the past two games, and Coulombe three in the past three games, so the bullpen could use a long man like Thomas.
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