De Jong, who arrived via Mar. 1 trade with the Dodgers, surrendered three earned runs on four hits and one walk over three innings in Saturday's 7-6 Cactus League win over the Reds. He also recorded a strikeout.

EDGE Analysis

The promising prospect went 15-5 with a 2.82 ERA over 26 starts at Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City last season, and he's slated to start the season at Triple-A Tacoma. Howevere, the departures of Felix Hernandez, Yovani Gallardo and Drew Smyly for the World Baseball Classic has opened up opportunities for extra innings for DeJong, including Saturday's starting nod. The 23-year-old righty pitched to some hard contact Saturday, giving up a run-scoring triple and solo homer for two of his three runs. On the bright side, De Jong's troubles were essentially confined to the second inning, and he therefore acquitted himself reasonably well against a Reds lineup that included regulars Zach Cozart, Joey Votto and Eugenio Suarez. Even as he takes some lumps against big league bats, De Jong has the organization excited about his potential. "He's got all four pitches and throws a ton of strikes," manager Scott Servais said. "He doesn't back off, he doesn't try to overpower the ball. I think he kind of knows who he is. There's still room for growth. He is young and had a very nice year last year. He probably slides right into our Triple-A rotation and hopefully provides some depth as we move along."

De Jong was added to the Dodgers' 40-man roster on Friday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

De Jong's strong season at Double-A Tulsa, putting up a 2.86 ERA in 25 starts, earned him a promotion to Triple-A Oklahoma City and prompted the Dodgers to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Considering the breathtaking injury woes encountered in Los Angeles over the last two seasons, there's a good chance 2017 is the year De Jong reaches the majors.

De Jong is enjoying a solid year for Double-A Tulsa with a 2.64 ERA and 101:33 K:BB in 116 innings over 20 starts.

EDGE Analysis

De Jong profiles as a back-end of the rotation starter or swing man, but it seems unlikely he'll see meaningful time in the big leagues this year.

De Jong threw seven innings of two-hit shutout ball for Double-A Tulsa on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

De Jong has been on a roll lately, allowing just two runs over 18 innings with a 20:7 K:BB in his last three starts. Overall he sits with a 3.14 ERA and 43:15 K:BB in 43 innings.

DeJong has held Double-A hitters to a .203 batting average while posting a 3.66 ERA and 31:9 K:BB in 32 innings.

EDGE Analysis

The 22 year-old also tossed seven innings of one-hit ball with eight strikeouts in his last start, so he could become a back-end of the rotation option in the future.

De Jong tossed seven one-hit innings Thursday for Double-A Tulsa.

EDGE Analysis

De Jong has a 3.66 ERA in six starts over 32 innings, including a 32:9 K:BB. The 22 year-old could push for a big league look later this year.