{"id":105224,"date":"2025-07-31T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105224"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:15:00","slug":"dodgers-acquire-reliever-brock-stewart-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/31\/dodgers-acquire-reliever-brock-stewart-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Dodgers Acquire Reliever Brock Stewart from Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trade deadline is upon us, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are reuniting with an old friend, acquiring right-handed reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stewabr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock Stewart<\/a> in a trade with the Minnesota Twins, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/outmaja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Outman<\/a> is part of the return package, per Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. This move is intended to shore up a weary bullpen, which has struggled in recent days. In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kopecmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Kopech<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/phillev01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Phillips<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gratebr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brusdar Graterol<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scottta01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanner Scott<\/a> are all out <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/22\/dodgers-call-alexis-diaz\/\" target=\"_self\">with injuries.<\/a> Not to mention, Scott and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yateski01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirby Yates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/01\/30\/dodgers-kirby-yates-luxury-necessity\/\" target=\"_self\">have<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/06\/three-dodgers-improvements-to-continue-winning-this-season\/\" target=\"_self\">had disappointing seasons<\/a> thus far.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103638\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-103638\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26138664_168400885_lowres-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26138664_168400885_lowres-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26138664_168400885_lowres-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26138664_168400885_lowres-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26138664_168400885_lowres-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26138664_168400885_lowres-2048x1407.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 9, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder James Outman drives in two runs in the third with a fielder&#8217;s choice against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Report: Dodgers Get Brock Stewart in Trade with Twins<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Los Angeles Dodgers are finalizing a deal to acquire right-handed reliever Brock Stewart from the Minnesota Twins, sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1950970306610225491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Old Friend Alert<\/h3>\n<p>If Stewart&#8217;s name sounds familiar, it&#8217;s because he came up through the Dodger organization. Earlier in his career, he was a starter, but he has turned himself into a high-quality reliever, thanks to an uptick in his velocity. The right-hander has a five-pitch mix with a 95 mph fastball, changeup, and a sweeper. His arsenal misses bats, which is reflected in a 30% strikeout rate, while only walking 8% of batters. Stewart also has the ability to avoid hard contact. His 2.38 ERA across 38 innings has earned him trust in high-leverage situations. Ideally, he is suited for the seventh or eighth innings. The fact that he has 14 holds and only lost one lead so far this season underscores his effectiveness. It looks like he may be the perfect set-up man.<\/p>\n<h3>Proceed With Caution<\/h3>\n<p>If there is one red flag, it&#8217;s Stewart&#8217;s health. The reliever has not pitched beyond 40 innings in a while. He has not made it through an entire season in seven years. He was put on the injured list earlier this year with a hamstring strain, but has managed to stay healthy otherwise. If he can, he would bolster a bullpen with an ERA north of four.<\/p>\n<p>Brock Stewart may not be the answer that Dodger fans were looking for, but if he manages to stay healthy and effective, all their questions will be moot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trade deadline is upon us, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are reuniting with an old friend, acquiring right-handed reliever Brock Stewart in a trade with the Minnesota Twins, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Outfielder James Outman is part of the return package, per Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. This move is intended to shore [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5226,"featured_media":105249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,13,1071,35],"tags":[28440,3321,2154,6373,2845,771,5660],"class_list":["post-105224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dodgers","category-twins","category-mlb","category-news","tag-brock-stewart","tag-brusdar-graterol","tag-evan-phillips","tag-james-outman","tag-kirby-yates","tag-michael-kopech","tag-tanner-scott"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105224"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105267,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105224\/revisions\/105267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}