Dodgers get Lynn, Kelly in trade with White Sox

The veteran Lynn will instantly bolster a Dodgers rotation that has been compelled to depend on a number of rookies attributable to damage. The 36-year-old is having a down yr for the White Sox, with a 6-9 document, a 6.47 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 119 2/3 innings, however he is completed within the high six in Cy Young voting 3 times since 2019.

The commerce marks a reunion between Kelly and Los Angeles, the place he had the most effective years of his profession from 2019-21, together with serving to the Dodgers win the 2020 World Series. Kelly (4.97 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 29 innings) is 1-for-7 in save alternatives and has frolicked on the IL with a groin pressure and proper elbow irritation this yr with the White Sox, however he’s a two-time champion (additionally 2018 Red Sox) with a 3.55 profession postseason ERA.

The White Sox return is highlighted by Nastrini. The 23-year-old has a fastball, slider, curveball and changeup, however has struggled along with his command up to now. He has a 4.03 ERA in 73 2/3 innings in Double-A this season. Leasure is unranked by Pipeline, however has a 3.09 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 35 reduction innings in Double-A this season.