Urias will pitch out of the bullpen for Triple-A Oklahoma City, MLB.com reports.
The Dodgers will begin the process of shortening Urias up in preparation for a role in the major league bullpen at some point in the second half. Manager Dave Roberts said the organization wants Urias to learn a quicker warmup in the minors and not try that conversion in the big leagues, and he added that Urias will not pitch on back-to-back days initially. With 77.1 innings under his belt this year, the 19-year-old lefty is just three frames short of his 2015 innings total.