Still, no one fully saw him taking over that role right out of camp but his performances really spoke for themselves. Dodd pitched well in his one game taste of Triple-A before heading into the offseason with a whole load of momentum.ĭodd being in camp was never a huge surprise, and even early in camp there were the whispers that Dodd was a dark horse to be in the rotation this season. Dodd needed only nine games to earn his way to Triple-A, increasing his strikeout rate to 28.4% while still walking only 6.7% of batters and posting a 2.89 FIP. This earned him a promotion to Double-A, where the strong outings just kept rolling in. Then early in May everything clicked into place for Dodd and in his next 11 starts he had a 25% strikeout rate, 3.4% walk rate, and a FIP of 2.69.
Dodd was striking out more than a batter per inning pitched, but had a 5.25 ERA and 4.45 FIP through five games at High-A Rome where he was a year older than the league average age. This made him one of the draft’s top senior signs and the Braves scooped him up in the third round for just $125,000.Īs an older pitcher with top-level command there was an immediate expectation of success for Dodd, but one month into his first full season and his numbers were merely decent. Dodd started 15 games for the Redhawks that season, posting a 3.17 ERA and incredible 120 strikeouts to 17 walks. As a senior Dodd put up fantastic numbers in a small sample in 2020 before getting an extra year of eligibility and breaking out in 2021 - winning Ohio Valley Conference pitcher of the year. He earned his way into a Division I program at Southeast Missouri State University where he became one of the most successful players in the school’s history. Dodd capitalized on some injuries to the competition for the early season roster and outperformed the rest of them on the way to earning his shot at making a lasting impression.ĭodd was not heavily recruited out of Bismarck Henning High School in Illinois, taking the junior college route early and spending two seasons as a two-way player at Kankakee Community College. While Dodd made a name for himself at the minor league level last season, he was not considered a favorite to win one of the five rotation spots.
The Atlanta Braves will be running out the second of their two rookie left handed pitchers to make his major league debut, with the honor this time going to Dylan Dodd.
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