Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-2, 205 lbs |
| Birthplace: Roseburg, OR |
| Age: 34 |
| Bats/Throws: R, R |
Top Dylan Baker News
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Reds' Dylan Baker: Lands MiLB deal with Reds
The Reds signed Baker to a minor-league contract Sunday and assigned him to Double-A Chattanooga.
Baker will make his return to affiliated ball for the first time since 2018, when he made 34 relief appearances for the Dodgers' Double-A team in Tulsa. The 29-year-old never advanced past Double-A ball after he was selected by Cleveland in the fifth round of the 2012 first-year player draft.
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Dodgers' Dylan Baker: DFA'd Thursday
Baker was placed on outright waivers Thursday, Pedro Moura of The Athletic Los Angeles reports.
The Dodgers have opted to remove Baker from the 40-man roster after the righty allowed three runs on three hits and four walks over his first 2.1 innings of relief this season with Double-A Tulsa. He'll remain with Tulsa if he's able to pass through waivers unclaimed.
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Dodgers' Dylan Baker: Optioned to minor leagues
Baker was sent to the minors following Monday's game against Oakland, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Baker made three spring training appearances, giving up two runs on four hits in three innings. He'll likely make his way to either Double-A Tulsa or Triple-A Oklahoma City where he figures to begin the regular season.
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Dodgers' Dylan Baker: Will pitch Friday
Baker has been battling lat tightness and will pitch Friday against the Diamondbacks, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.
Baker was traded from the Brewers to the Dodgers in early January but has dealt with the lat issue for the past few weeks. The 25-year-old started spring with an outside chance at a bullpen spot with Los Angeles and those chances are now slimmer with less than two weeks until Opening Day.
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Dodgers' Dylan Baker: Claimed by Dodgers
Baker was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers on Tuesday, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation reports.
He was claimed by the Brewers in late November and then designated for assignment two weeks ago. It's possible that the Dodgers will attempt to pull off the same maneuver, so Baker may not be done moving this offseason. The 25-year-old righty has not pitched above Double-A, but demonstrated excellent control in a small sample last year. He projects as a middle reliever.
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Dodgers' Dylan Baker: Traded to Dodgers
Baker was traded to the Dodgers on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.
The Brewers claimed Baker off waivers at the end of November before designating him for assignment shortly thereafter to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Jhoulys Chacin. While Milwaukee tried to pass him through waivers, the Dodgers put in a claim for Baker and a deal was ultimately worked out. He hasn't pitched much recently due to injuries, but the 25-year-old posted an impressive 2.70 ERA and 16:1 K:BB across 16.2 minor-league innings last season.
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Brewers' Dylan Baker: Designated for assignment
Baker was designated for assignment by Milwaukee on Thursday.
Baker was recently claimed off waivers by the Brewers in November after being DFA'd by Cleveland, but now finds himself in a similar situation following the club's move to sign Jhoulys Chacin off the free-agent market. During this past season, Baker threw 12.2 innings for Double-A Akron, accumulating a 2.84 ERA in his first year back from undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2015.
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Brewers' Dylan Baker: Claimed by Brewers
Baker was claimed off waivers by the Brewers on Monday.
Baker was designated for assignment by the Indians last week in order to clear room on their 40-man roster to protect another player from the Rule 5 draft. The 25-year-old hasn't pitched much recently due to injuries, but he posted a 2.84 ERA and 10:1 K:BB across 12.2 innings with Double-A Akron last year in what was his first season back from 2015 Tommy John surgery. While he's only registered 21.1 innings over the past three seasons, Baker owns a combined 3.58 ERA across 241.2 innings in the minors when he's been healthy.
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Indians' Dylan Baker: Dropped from 40-man
Baker was designated for assignment by the Indians on Monday.
The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the Indians to protect another player from the upcoming Rule 5 draft. In his first season back from 2015 Tommy John surgery, Baker compiled a 2.84 ERA and 10:1 K:BB with Double-A Akron, though he only registered 12.2 innings and was limited mostly to a relief role. He'll likely stick around as organizational depth next season unless a team decides to take a flier on him.
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Indians' Dylan Baker: Returns to mound after Tommy John
Baker, seeing his first action since Tommy John sidelined him in 2015, has allowed one run over five appearances for Double-A Akron.
The 25-year-old was a starter before elbow troubles impeded his progress. Baker's yet to start a game this season, and the Tribe may elect to keep the right-hander limited to a bullpen role through all of 2017, his first year in Double-A.
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Indians' Dylan Baker: Optioned to Double-A
Baker was optioned to Double-A Akron as part of the Tribe's first round of spring cuts.
As expected, Baker did not make it to the finish line of camp. The good news is that he's received a promotion and will begin 2017 at his highest level since being drafted in 2012. With a healthy campaign, the 24-year-old righty could jump onto the fantasy radar as early as next year.
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Indians' Dylan Baker: In race for Opening Day bullpen spot
Baker will compete for one of the few remaining bullpen spots in spring training, SB Nation reports.
The Tribe's fifth-round pick in 2012 has made just one appearance in the last two years because of elbow problems. He'll enter camp on the 40-man roster, but it's hard to believe Baker has much of a chance to make the Opening Day squad. The 24-year-old possesses talent to one day contribute at the big league level, but Backer will need a healthy campaign before he hits the radar in deeper league.
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Indians' Dylan Baker: Optioned to Akron
Baker was optioned to Double-A Akron on Monday.
Baker never had much of a chance to stick in major league camp, and he'll head to the Double-A level after making only one appearances all of last season. That start came at the High-A level before he missed the remainder of the season due to injury.
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