The Dodgers have added right-handed pitchers Gerardo Carrillo, Andre Jackson, Edwin Uceta, and outfielder Zach Reks to their 40-man roster to protect them from being taken in the upcoming Rule-5 Draft and putting the World Series champions’ current 40-man roster at 36.

Carrillo, 22, spent the 2020 season at the Dodgers secondary site. In 2019, he made 21 starts and tallied a 5-9 record with a 5.44 ERA (52 ER/86.0 IP) and 86 strikeouts with Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga. The right-hander has been with the Dodgers since signing as a non-drafted free agent on July 5, 2016, out of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. In four combined seasons at the minor league level, he has posted a 14-12 record with a 3.57 ERA (77 ER/ 194.1 IP) across 50 games (41 starts).

Jackson, 24, finished his fourth professional season in the Dodgers’ organization at the secondary site. The right-hander owns a 10-7 record with a 3.45 ERA (70 ER/182.2 IP) and 217 strikeouts in 43 career minor league games (42 starts). In 2019, he went 7-2 with a 3.06 ERA (39 ER/114.2 IP) and a 1.28 WHIP in 25 starts between Great Lakes and Rancho Cucamonga. The Arizona native was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 12th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Utah.

Uceta, 22, finished his fifth season with the Dodgers organization after going a combined 11-2 with a 2.77 ERA (38 ER/123.1 IP) in 26 games between Double-A Tulsa and Rancho Cucamonga in 2019. In four minor league seasons with the Dodgers, he is 20-12 with a 3.72 ERA (137 ER/331.0 IP) and 362 strikeouts in 76 games (66 starts). He was originally acquired by the Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2016.

Reks, 27, has been with the Dodgers since being drafted in the 10th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Kentucky. In three minor league seasons, across five different levels, he has hit a combined .300 (272-for-908) with 35 homers and 145 RBI. In 2019, he clubbed 28 homers in 121 games between Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City.

The Rule-5 draft will be held on Thursday, December 10.

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(Article courtesy of LA Dodgers)

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