Overview
- The 30-year-old signed on Jan. 13, according to the transaction log on his official roster page.
- He is expected to compete in spring training for middle-to-late bullpen roles behind Kenley Jansen and Kyle Finnegan.
- Bickford spent 2025 with the Phillies’ and Cubs’ Triple-A affiliates, posting a 3.52 ERA over 46 innings with 53 walks and 17 strikeouts.
- His peak came with the 2021 Dodgers, when he recorded a 2.50 ERA with 59 strikeouts and threw six shutout postseason innings.
- The right-hander has 187 MLB appearances from 2020 to 2024 and has been traded once, released twice, and designated for assignment four times, including a brief, rough stint with the 2024 Yankees.