Jordan Schafer had a .228/.308/.307 slash line in 463 games at the major-league level. He recently signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers, who will use him primarily as a pitcher. (Getty Images)

The Dodgers made a curious minor league signing last week. Jordan Schafer has spent the last 10 seasons as an outfielder in the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins organizations. Schafer will still be able to hit, or work on hitting, but the Dodgers’ emphasis will be on pitching.

A left-handed thrower, Schafer hasn’t faced a single batter in the professional ranks. When he was drafted out of Winter Haven (Fla.) High School in 2005, he was well known as both a pitcher and hitter among scouts. The Atlanta Braves liked him as a hitter and kept him there, though I’m told other teams had Schafer ranked higher as a pitcher.

Notably, Schafer was named the best 13-year-old in the country by Baseball America in 2000, when he started at first base for his high school team as a seventh grader but was mostly known as a pitcher. So, Schafer has some mileage on his arm but none in the last 11 years.

The Dodgers’ pitching staff already features three position players who converted to pitchers as professionals: Kenley Jansen, Pedro Baez and Chris Hatcher.

Schafer, 29, was released by the Twins last June after spending most of the 2015 season on the disabled list with a sprained MCL in his left knee. He didn’t resurface in organized baseball until now. Schafer had a .228/.308/.307 slash line in 463 games at the major-league level.