Stripling has been named one of the Dodgers' relievers to begin the season, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
The Dodgers already announced that Stripling was no longer an option for the rotation, but the team decided to keep him on the team as a right-handed long relief option. The 27-year-old won't have fantasy value in that role, but he could potentially join the rotation at some point during the season, considering the injury history of Rich Hill, Brandon McCarthy and Hyun-Jin Ryu. If Stripling were to enter the rotation at any point this year, he would gain deep-league value after posting a 3.96 ERA over 100 innings in 2016.