Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers

By Cary Osborne

The Dodgers made a swap of sorts on Thursday. They reinstated right-hander Carlos Frias from the 60-day disabled list and in a corresponding move to clear room on the 40-man roster designated trade deadline acquisition Mat Latos for assignment.

Frias last pitched in a big league game on June 30 before being placed on the DL with right lower back tightness. In 14 games (12 starts) with the Dodgers this year, the 25-year-old has a 4.39 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 69 2/3 innings. Frias posted a 4.73 ERA (seven earned runs in 13 1/3 innings) in seven rehab games (three starts) with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City, last pitching two innings on Sept. 6 with Oklahoma City.

The Dodgers get back a pitcher who can be used in multiple ways — starter, long relief or short relief out of the bullpen.

Frias has a 4.50 ERA/1.04 WHIP in 28 Major League innings out of the bullpen, allowing opposing hitters a slash line of .206/.254/.327.

As a starter (14 career starts), he has a 5.11 ERA/1.61 WHIP allowing opposing hitters to hit .324/.377/.437.

Latos went 0–3 with a 6.66 ERA in six games (five starts) with the Dodgers after being acquired from Miami on July 30 in the three-way trade that included Atlanta. He last pitched on Tuesday, giving up a 16th-inning home run to Nolan Arenado in a 5–4 loss to Colorado.