The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Friday that they have agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Danny Duffy for the 2022 season with a club option for 2023.
The team said in a news release that to make room for Duffy on the 40-man roster it had placed right-handed pitcher Jimmy Nelson on the 60-day injured list.
Duffy, 33, appeared in 13 games (12 starts) for Kansas City last season, going 4-3 with a 2.51 ERA (17 ER/61.0 IP) and 65 strikeouts.
He was traded to the Dodgers on July 29 in exchange for right-handed pitcher Zach Willeman. Duffy missed the rest of the season with a left flexor strain.
Duffy, a California native, spent 11 seasons with the Royals, posting a 68-68 record with a 3.95 ERA (514 ER/1172.1 IP) and 1,048 strikeouts.
In 2016, he went a career-best 12-3 with a 3.51 ERA (70 ER/79.2 IP) and 188 strikeouts in 42 games (26 starts).
Duffy was originally drafted in the third round of the 2007 first-year player draft out of Cabrillo High School.