Dodgers re-sign Nick Frasso to Minor League deal

The Dodgers have re-signed a right-hander Nick Frasso to a minor league contract, per Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. Frasso was not offered by the club in November, but will now return on a new contract.

The 27-year-old was selected in the fourth round by the Blue Jays in 2020 and has yet to make his big league debut. He was traded to the Dodgers in August 2022 and pitched the end of that season and most of 2023 in Double-A before reaching Triple-A in August 2023. In 93 innings across two levels in 2023, Frasso had a 3.77 ERA while striking out 26.8% of batters and allowing just 0.38 home runs per nine innings. He was added to the 40-man roster in November 2023 and ranked as the Dodgers’ No. 2 prospect entering 2024, according to MLB.com. Unfortunately, that same month, Frasso underwent labrum surgery on his shoulder, plus a cleaning procedure on his right hip. He ended up missing the entire 2024 season.

He returned to Triple-A in 2025 and posted diminished results. In 77 innings across 43 appearances (five starts), Frasso had a 5.49 ERA and struck out 19.7% of batters while walking 12.1%. He also allowed 10 home runs after previously allowing no more than four in a season. Meanwhile, his average exit speed allowed was 87.3 mph after spending 2023 at Triple-A at 80 mph. Injuries are not uncommon for Frasso. Before the two surgeries in 2024, he underwent an internal bracing procedure in 2021 to repair a partially torn UCL. In 2025, he ended the year on the Major League 60-day injured list with an undisclosed injury. The Dodgers non-tendered him on November 21.

Frasso’s promising pedigree and solid material make him a decent, cheap depth option. He achieved an average speed of 150.6 km/h on his four-seater this year and used the field 53.5% of the time. He mixed his changeup and upper 80s slider 26.2% and 19.5% of the time, respectively. Both the fastball and changeup have been rated as plus pitches in the past. Overall, Frasso has a 3.81 ERA in 229 career minor league innings with a 26.5% strikeout rate and 0.6 HR/9 allowed. He has only accrued two days of service time in the big league and still has one option year left.

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