The Seattle Mariners signed a former Los Angeles Dodgers prospect with an intriguing history earlier in the week.
The Mariners signed pitchers like Yunior Marte and Adonis Media to minor league deals with spring training invites early in the offseason. They also drafted four prospects in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft at the MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas on Dec. 11.
Lao finished 2024 with the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City. He made 40 total appearances, split evenly among the Double-A and Triple-A levels. He had a 3.74 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched. Lao spent his first seven seasons as an infielder and played first, second and third base as well as shortstop before moving to the mound in 2023.
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