Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ricky Vanasco has agreed to a one-year, major -league contract with the club. He had been outrighted off the 40-man roster and elected minor-league free agency but will instead return to the club rejoin the 40-man roster. The 25-year-old has yet to appear in the big leagues and spent the 2023 season looking sharp in his return from 2021 Tommy John surgery. The bulk of Vanasco's work came in 23 2/3 innings at Double-A with the Dodgers organization, where he worked to a healthy 1.52 ERA. The right-hander worked as a reliever with the Dodgers in the minors after beginning his professional career as a starter in the Rangers organization.