Dodgers trade for pitcher Chayce McDermott
BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 18: Chayce McDermott #59 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches against the New York Yankees during the seventh inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 18, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Dodgers made a trade on their off day Thursday, acquiring right-handed pitcher Chayce McDermott from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league pitcher Axel Perez. McDermott, 27, started this season in Triple-A Norfolk, where struck out nine of his 28 batters faced (a 32.
1-percent strikeout rate), but also walked six and allowed four runs in his 5 1/3 innings. He was designated for assignment last Saturday when Baltimore brought up catcher Maverick Handley. In parts of two seasons in the majors, McDermott pitched in five total games in 2024-25, but allowed 18 runs on 17 hits, including four home runs, and 14 walks in just 12 2/3 innings, with 12 strikeouts.
Drafted in the fourth round out of Ball State in 2021, McDermott had strikeout rates over 30 percent at every minor league level, including a 3. 78 ERA in 100 innings for Triple-A Norfolk in addition to making his major league debut in 2024. In March 2024, McDermott was named among a group of players outside of Baseball America’s top 100 prospects who could make an impact in the majors.
From Eli Ben-Porat : McDermott’s slider is excellent, with great depth and some sweep, and produced excellent results, both from a contact-quality standpoint, as well as plenty of whiffs and chases. He has a curveball with distinct shape from the slider, which isn’t a dominant pitch, but fits well within his arsenal. He rounds it out with a changeup to lefties, giving him plenty of weapons to work with.
In 2025, McDermott mised the first six weeks of the season with a lat strain, and posted a 6. 18 ERA and 23. 1-percent strikeout rate in 59 2/3 innings between Triple-A and Double-A in addition to his four games with the Orioles.