3:40pm : The Dodgers made it official, announcing that they have selected Ryan and designated Paxton for a signment. 2:42pm : The Dodgers are designating veteran left-hander for a signment, Robert Murray of FanSided. The team has not yet formally announced the move. Paxton, 35, signed with the Dodgers on a complicated one-year deal that pays him a $3MM signing bonus, a $4MM salary, a $2MM roster bonus for making the Opening Day squad and a series of $600K and $1MM bonuses that unlock periodically based on his number of games started. Paxton has made 18 starts this season, which was the last milestone he needed to max out his contract. Hell receive the full $13MM po sible on the deal but also seems likely to finish out the Sean Reynolds Jersey season with another club, one way or another. Itll be a move that catches some off guard. Paxton has a solid enough 4.43 ERA and despite a laundry list of injury troubles in recent years has been the Dodgers healthiest starter. Hes tied with and for the team lead with 18 starts but sits well below both righties in terms of total innings, as hes averaged fewer than five frames per start. Paxtons earned run average also belies some far le s-encouraging numbers. His 16.4% strikeout rate is nearly six percentage points shy of the 22.3% league average, while his 12.3% walk rate is way north of the 8.2% average. Hes benefited from the help of a .267 average on balls in play that stands as the lowest mark of his career despite surrendering a career-high 90.8 mph average exit velocity and a 43.3% hard-hit rate that represents the second-worst mark of his big league tenure. Paxton has been hit particularly hard of late; dating back to June 5, he carries a 6.03 ERA in 37 1/3 innings (eight starts). Stretch that endpoint to mid-May, and Paxton has been torched for a 5.82 ERA in his past 11 starts all while averaging le s than 4 2/3 frames per outing. The Dodgers are set to welcome both Glasnow and back to their rotation this week. Glasnow has been out since July 9 with lower back tightne s and will end up only requiring a minimum 15-day stint on the injured list. Kershaw has yet to pitch this season while rehabbing from last Novembers shoulder surgery. That veteran pair will join , and as starting options for manager Dave Roberts, though the Dodgers are also rumored to be promoting top pitching prospect for his debut this week. Both Ryan and Kershaw will require the Dodgers to open 40-man spots, and it seems Paxtons DFA will create one of those two vacancies. Beyond Kershaw and Glasnow, the Dodgers hope to have and back from the injured list at some point next month. Right-hander was just optioned amid some ongoing struggles but gives the team another rotation option. And, of course, starting pitching is reportedly one of the Dodgers top priorities heading into next weeks trade deadline. Itd be a surprise if president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman didnt augment his rotation in some capacity. As for Paxton, hell now either be released or traded within the next week. The veteran lefty has more than enough service time to reject an outright a signment and retain his full salary, so the Dodgers likely wont even try to outright him. Its easy enough to see a team on the hunt for rotation help show some interest, but at the same time itll be tough for any club to surrender much in a trade given Paxtons recent struggles, his relatively notable salary and the fact that once hes released, hed be available for nothing more than the prorated league minimum. Michel Baez Jersey