The Dodgers Monday made their first roster cuts of spring training, sending 11 players to the minor league side of camp at Camelback Ranch in Arizona.
The moves come two days after the Dodgers played their first of two split-squad days on the Cactus League schedule, during which they used 36 position players and 16 pitchers against the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers.
All of the cuts were non-roster invitees: pitchers Patrick Copen, Luke Fox, Jerming Rosario, Adam Serwinowski, Nick Frasso, and José
Rodríguez; catchers Nelson Quiroz and Chuckie Robinson; infielders Keston Hiura and Matt Gorski; and outfielder Chris Newell.
Hiura played in seven games, including four starts at designated hitter. He had one hit, a home run, in 13 at-bats, plus three walks in Cactus League play.
Serwinowski was acquired from the Reds last trade deadline, and won Midwest League pitcher of the month in his first month with High-A Great Lakes. Serwinowski, who turns 22 in June, struck out four and walked one in two scoreless, hitless innings in his two appearances this spring.
Copen put together a solid season in 2025 after losing vision in his right eye the year before. He had a 3.59 ERA in 27 starts and led all Dodgers minor league pitchers with 152 strikeouts last season. Having already made 17 starts at Double-A, it’s not hard to envision a scenario in which Copen impresses in Triple-A this season and might find his way to the Dodgers should the need arise. He allowed two runs in two innings in his two games with the Dodgers this spring.
Newell was active for each of the first nine days of the Dodgers’ spring schedule, and appeared in six games, with two hits, including a home run, in his 11 at-bats.
Frasso, Rodríguez, Robinson, and Gorski hadn’t yet appeared in a Cactus League game this spring.
With these moves, the Dodgers have 65 players remaining in big league camp, including 35 pitchers and 30 position players. This excludes pitcher Evan Phillips and utility man Kiké Hernández, both of whom are on the 60-day injured list.
