Overview
- The Dodgers announced Wednesday they acquired left-hander Jake Eder from the Nationals for cash and opened a 40-man spot by moving Jake Cousins to the 60-day injured list.
- Cousins is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery performed last June and is not expected back until midseason at the earliest.
- Eder had been designated for assignment by Washington on March 28 before the trade.
- The 27-year-old has nine MLB relief outings with a 4.87 ERA, 16 strikeouts and 10 walks in 20 1/3 innings, and he worked as a starter in 69 minor league games.
- He has one minor league option and 42 days of service time, giving the Dodgers assignment flexibility, and this marks their first trade of the 2026 regular season to add a rare lefty to a righty-leaning staff.