Minors: Kendall George, Jackson Ferris, River Ryan, Matt Gage

Jackson Ferris, acquired by the Dodgers from the Cubs in the Michael Busch trade in January, has struggled at the start of the season with High-A Great Lakes with a 5.68 ERA and 14 walks in 19 innings to go with his 23 strikeouts. Part of the reason for the growing pains for the 20-year-old right-hander is that he’s working (during games) on adding a slider to his fastball-curveball mix. From Bill Plunkett, in a piece for Baseball America: “We really feel he has some feel to pitch and execute that is ultimately going to separate him as he continues...