{"id":14753,"date":"2018-08-31T15:52:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T19:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=14753"},"modified":"2018-08-31T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T19:52:52","slug":"ryan-madson-los-angeles-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2018\/08\/31\/ryan-madson-los-angeles-dodgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Madson Traded to Los Angeles Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for depth in relief pitching, the <a href=\"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/mlb-teams\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> have acquired pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/madsory01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ryan Madson<\/strong><\/a> from the <a href=\"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/mlb-teams\/washington-nationals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Nationals<\/a>. The Dodgers send back minor league pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=istler000and\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Andrew Istler<\/strong><\/a> to Washington.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Nats<\/a> have acquired RHP Andrew Istler from the Dodgers in exchange for Ryan Madson.<\/p>\n<p>? \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7H4iwyFysx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/7H4iwyFysx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>? \/\/ Ben Sandstrom\/MiLB.com <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PESAVwpWh3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PESAVwpWh3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Nationals (@Nationals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nationals\/status\/1035603854417641478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Ryan Madson Traded to Los Angeles Dodgers<\/h1>\n<p>Currently, the Dodgers sit two and a half games out of the second NL Wildcard spot. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/janseke01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kenley Jansen<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s health in question due to an irregular heartbeat, the Dodgers sought after experienced relief pitcher Madson to fill the void as the closer.<\/p>\n<p>At 38 years old, Madson has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/24535543\/los-angeles-dodgers-acquire-ryan-madson-washington-nationals\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2-5 record with four saves, a 5.28 ERA and 1.49 WHIP in 49 appearances<\/a> on the mound this season. For his career, the pitcher has 91 saves and a 3.45 ERA over the span of a 13-year career in the MLB. The Dodgers will value Madson&#8217;s postseason experience, where he has helped the <a href=\"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/mlb-teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> and <a href=\"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/mlb-teams\/kansas-city-royals\/\" target=\"_self\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> win the World Series. In the postseason, the relief pitcher is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/dodgers-add-ryan-madson\/c-292657016\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4-1 with a 2.85 ERA in 46 postseason games.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the Nationals, they are getting a young prospect relief pitcher in Istler. At 25-years old, he has gone 4-4 with a 3.27 ERA in 41 relief appearances this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year old was placed on waivers this week by the Nationals. As a result of the trade, the Dodgers will take on the remaining $1.3 million of Madson&#8217;s salary, and the pitcher will become a free agent once this season concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Madson is coming on to the Dodgers after spending time on the disabled list this month. He had been dealing with lumbar nerve irritation, which played a critical role in his poor performance with the Nationals this season. But the pitcher comes to the team at a time when the bullpen needs an upgrade. When Jensen was hurt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/news\/dodgers-add-ryan-madson-to-struggling-bullpen-in-trade-with-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the backend of the bullpen played a role in blowing five games in a row, generating an ERA of 4.73 this month.<\/a>\u00a0Even with Jensen coming back to the team, he has allowed seven runs in four innings, causing his ERA to jump from 2.15 to 3.09.<\/p>\n<p>Given Madson&#8217;s previous postseason experience, the Dodgers hope that he is the solution to get the team back to the playoffs come October.<br \/>\n<a id=\"_dJbHUxAQt5JFy2v7RPJtQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/992125126\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'_dJbHUxAQt5JFy2v7RPJtQ',sig:'XBRJsMWBCMtflcn904THjF0K_g3wpd5nH-0Q3CLiNYg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'992125126',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for depth in relief pitching, the Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired pitcher Ryan Madson from the Washington Nationals. 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