The Dodgers will promote right-hander before tomorrows game against the Cardinals, reports . The team will be able to open a 40-man spot for Casparius by transferring to the 60-day IL, but it is not yet clear how they will find room for him on the 26-man roster. Casparius, 25, joined the Dodgers organization as a fifth-round selection in the 2021 draft. He has been promoted mid-season all four years of his career thus far, going from the Complex League to Single-A in 2021, Single-A to High-A in 22, High-A to Double-A in 23, and finally, Double-A to Triple-A in 24. In 2022 and 23, Casparius struggled to adjust following his promotions, but this year, he hit the ground running with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club. After putting up a 3.32 ERA and 3.15 FIP in five starts at Double-A, he has a 3.54 ERA and 4.34 FIP in 13 starts at Triple-A. His strikeout rate briefly plummeted in Oklahoma City, but after a month-long stint on the IL, he came back firing on all cylinders. Casparius has a 3.44 ERA, 2.56 FIP, and 35.5% strikeout rate over his last five starts. He was especially dominant in his latest outing against the Round Rock Expre s on Sunday, to sing six scorele s innings with eight strikeouts and no walks. ranks P.J. Tucker Jersey Casparius as the No. 20 prospect in the Dodgers system, while has him at No. 23. isnt quite as high on the righty, ranking him at No. 39. While he is currently working as a starting pitcher, all three sources agree his future most likely lies in the bullpen, presumably as a multi-inning, middle reliever. To that point, Casparius will join the Dodgers bullpen not the rotation during his first stint with the big league club (per ). There is no word yet on who Casparius will replace on the active roster. One might have thought the Dodgers would option back to Triple-A following his rough outing tonight (4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 2 HR, 1 K), but Dave Roberts suggested otherwise after the game. The manager told reporters (including ), I thought [Miller] finished much better than he started and look forward to the next [start] being even better. Indeed, Plunkett notes in no uncertain words that Miller will continue to fill s spot in the rotation for the time being. Aside from Miller, the Dodgers only pitchers with options are starter and relievers and . Simply put, its extremely hard to imagine the team would send any of those arms to Triple-A. Therefore, unle s the Dodgers are planning to place a pitcher on the IL, their only other choice would be to DFA someone like or . Kelly has struggled since returning from a shoulder injury in July (5.59 ERA in 12 G) but he is a proven veteran on an $8MM contract. Honeywell, on the other hand, has a 1.96 ERA in 18 1/3 innings with L.A., but neither his underlying numbers nor his track record are nearly as impre sive. Christian Wood Jersey