The Dodgers made their first deal of the trade deadline, acquiring pitcher Paul Gervase and two others for catcher Hunter Feduccia in a three-team trade involving the Reds and Rays, per multiple reports.
Gervase and Feduccia are the two 40-man roster players concerning the Dodgers in the deal, with Gervase taking Feduccia’s spot. The Dodgers also received catcher Ben Rortvedt from the Rays and pitcher Adam Serwinowski from the Reds.
The Dodgers have not yet announced the trade.
The Gervase made his major league debut with the Rays on June 21, and in his five games with Tampa Bay allowed three runs in 6⅓ innings, with five walks and six strikeouts. The 25-year-old was a 12th-round draft pick of the Mets in 2022 out of LSU, and was also traded at last year’s deadline by New York to Tampa Bay.
In Triple-A Durham this season, Gervase had a 3.12 ERA and four saves in 27 games, with 63 strikeouts and only 12 walks in 40⅓ innings. That 31.7-percent strikeout-minus-walk rate is fifth-best in the entire minor leagues among pitchers with at least 30 innings.
