Dodgers news: Brock Stewart activated, Jake Eder optioned

Stewart was slowed this spring after proper shoulder debridement surgical procedure late final September. In eight rehab video games — two with Class-A Ontario, then six with Triple-A Oklahoma City — Stewart struck out 13 of his 27 batters confronted (48.1 %) in 6 1/3 scoreless innings, with 4 hits, three walks, and a success batter. In these 6 1/3 rehab innings, Stewart threw 112 pitches and induced 23 swinging strikes, together with 15 in 4 2/3 innings in Triple-A.

Stewart in six video games for the Comets averaged 95.5 mph on his four-seam fastball and 94.8 mph on his sinker, down a bit from his 96.2-mph common on each pitches final season.

After not pitching throughout spring coaching, Stewart had his build-up over three weeks with Ontario and Oklahoma City. The ultimate week in Triple-A checked off the standard packing containers for relievers. He pitched on back-to-back days Wednesday and Thursday, together with a one-batter look within the second outing, then entered in the midst of an inning on Sunday at Round Rock.

“As a starter, you’ve got your day that you’re pitching, and you’ve got four or five days in between, and have it scheduled out, have a program,” Eder mentioned final Tuesday. “I’m still getting used to [relief] but I’m basically just doing whatever I can before the game to be ready every night.”