Former Diamondbacks Reliever Acquired by Dodgers

The Arizona Diamondbacks have lost one of their offseason acquisitions to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

According to the transaction logs on his player page, right-handed reliever Grant Holman, who the D-backs picked up this offseason in a waiver claim of their own from the Athletics, will exit Arizona's organization and join the Dodgers.

Holman had been designated for assignment ahead of opening day in order to clear room on the 40-man roster. If unclaimed, it would not have been a surprise to see the D-backs keep him in the organization and send him to Triple-A Reno. That will no longer be an option.

Diamondbacks lose Grant Holman to Dodgers

Jun 11, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Athletics pitcher Grant Holman (67) throws against the Los Angeles Angels during the sixth inning at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Holman has a career 4.66 ERA in the major leagues, taking two stints in the majors with the Athletics in 2024 and 2025 and appearing in 40 games at that level.

But the right-hander is only 25 years old, and has stuff that appeared to be promising in terms of becoming a future asset. His four-seam fastball hovered in the mid-90s, and he also uses an upper-80s splitter with downward and arm-side movement.

He pitched just one inning in the Cactus League with the D-backs, but did not give up a run or a base hit, issuing one walk and recording a strikeout. He was sent to Triple-A on March 8, two days following his lone appearance. He likely appeared in minor league backfield games after he was sent out of big league camp.

In the offseason, Arizona made it a priority to target pitchers that have good raw stuff — with a bit of a higher emphasis on velocity.

Holman may not have been an arm that the D-backs saw becoming a long-term future bullpen contributor, but it did appear that he had the stuff to eventually be a proficient major league reliever, given some development.

But if that development is coming in the near future, it will come as a member of one of Arizona's division rivals — and the toughest squad in the National League.

The D-backs began their season with three games against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, and while an argument could have been made that Arizona outplayed their opponent at times, they ultimately surrendered a trio of leads and came away with an ugly 0-3 series sweep.

The Diamondbacks' bullpen has been a mixed bag of results; a handful of blowup innings were balanced out by two shutout performances against the Detroit Tigers.