Dodgers’ rotation has plenty of talent. But will a lack of depth haunt them in 2022?
2 years, 9 months ago

Dodgers’ rotation has plenty of talent. But will a lack of depth haunt them in 2022?

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Dave Roberts said he believes the Dodgers could have one of the best rotations in baseball. “I think probably starting pitching depth,” Roberts told reporters on the last day of spring training in Arizona, when asked what part of the team concerns him when he unwinds every night. “His goal is to go out and do what he did last year from a repeat standpoint, go wire to wire, make every start,” pitching coach Mark Prior said. But things have worked out to our benefit.” — Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior This year could be different, with a potentially drastic drop-off if one of the team’s top arms goes down. Sports 2022 MLB baseball season preview: Complete coverage Here’s everything you need to know about the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball heading into the 2022 season.

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Dodgers are a lock to finish off Mets and advance to World Series
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers are a lock to finish off Mets and advance to World Series

LA Times  

In the heart of election season, Los Angeles’ favorite candidate fittingly just pushed their opponent past the breaking point. Coming soon, the World Series beckons, whether it is clinched Friday night here in Game 5 or next week at Dodger Stadium, it’s happening, the Dodgers are winning one more game against a Mets team that has quit. “I’d like us …

Dodgers’ starting pitching plan for NLCS vs. Mets remains a work in progress
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Dodgers’ starting pitching plan for NLCS vs. Mets remains a work in progress

LA Times  

The players’ voices were still hoarse. Dodgers Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas expects to play in NLCS vs. Mets Although he missed two games in the NLDS after he sustained a left-adductor strain, Miguel Rojas said he will ‘be ready to go’ in Game 1 on Sunday. Top left-handed reliever Alex Vesia is “highly unlikely” to be on the NLCS roster, …

Dodgers' starting pitching woes could lead to another NLDS loss
3 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers' starting pitching woes could lead to another NLDS loss

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler walks off the field during a game against the Angels in September. The Dodgers’ starting rotation is in a precarious spot heading into the National League Division Series. The Dodgers will start Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the opening game of their National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres on Saturday but not necessarily because they …

Dodgers vs. Padres 2024 NLDS preview: Predictions, pitching matchups and more
3 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers vs. Padres 2024 NLDS preview: Predictions, pitching matchups and more

New York Times  

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres renew their rivalry in a highly anticipated National League Division Series matchup. You’d take Dylan Cease in any matchup, and while Yoshinobu Yamamoto might be favored over Michael King, it would be close, and the Padres would have clear advantages over the rest of the Dodgers’ rotation. — Ardaya GO DEEPER The …

Forget all the injuries. The Dodgers will win the World Series
4 months ago

Forget all the injuries. The Dodgers will win the World Series

LA Times  

You read it here first, or at least for the first time since their rotation started crumbling like the California coastline: The Dodgers will win the World Series. Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches to the Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki during the first inning Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to the plate against the Chicago Cubs on …

News Analysis: ‘Not ideal.’ As Dodgers wait on pitching reinforcements, October questions still linger
4 months, 2 weeks ago

News Analysis: ‘Not ideal.’ As Dodgers wait on pitching reinforcements, October questions still linger

LA Times  

Tyler Glasnow returned to the injured list with elbow tendinitis last weekend, and the right-hander had yet to resume throwing as of Wednesday. “Short answer,” Roberts said when asked if the Dodgers are still facing “too many” variables on the mound long-term, “yes.” At the moment, the two primary linchpins are Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — the almost half-billion-dollar …

After lackluster Octobers, Dodgers see benefits to being in an NL West dogfight
4 months, 3 weeks ago

After lackluster Octobers, Dodgers see benefits to being in an NL West dogfight

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Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas throws to first base during a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. You have the confidence you can win them.” Sunday’s nail-biter of a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Busch Stadium had that pennant-race feel, the Dodgers breaking a scoreless tie with two fifth-inning runs off Cardinals ace Sonny Gray and …

Dodgers face ‘sense of urgency and competition’ with roster for the rest of the season
5 months ago

Dodgers face ‘sense of urgency and competition’ with roster for the rest of the season

LA Times  

Manager Dave Roberts and the Dodgers will have some decisions to make with the roster as players return from the injured list and trade-deadline acquisitions play. “There should be a sense of urgency and competition,” Roberts said Sunday, adding: “We’ve got more guys coming than we have spots.” Most position groups figure to apply. “At some point, the rubber meets …

Letters to Sports: Dodgers’ problems start with manager Dave Roberts
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to Sports: Dodgers’ problems start with manager Dave Roberts

LA Times  

How many more seasons can this continue? Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ inane approach to his pitching staff continues to cost the team wins. A clear line can be drawn between the Dodgers’ postseason disappointments and Roberts’ mismanagement of his pitching staff in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The team has the best regular-season record in baseball during Roberts’ …

After sweep by Phillies, Dodgers fall to .500 over last 44 games
6 months ago

After sweep by Phillies, Dodgers fall to .500 over last 44 games

LA Times  

For the better part of almost two months, the Dodgers have been a.500 team. “If you had told us in spring training that we would be where we’re at with the depth of our starting pitching, I would have doubted it,” manager Dave Roberts sighed before Thursday’s game. And while rookies Gavin Stone and Landon Knack — who gave up …

After offseason makeover, can the Dodgers’ new-look rotation live up to preseason hype?
10 months, 4 weeks ago

After offseason makeover, can the Dodgers’ new-look rotation live up to preseason hype?

LA Times  

Tyler Glasnow, pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2023 playoffs, figures to be a key member of the Dodgers’ rotation this season. “We feel really good about the quality of stuff and volume of really talented pitchers.” For every dream outcome, however, there is an equally fraught nightmare possibility, as well: That an undersized Yamamoto struggles to adapt …

Will Dodgers' offseason pitch translate to October success?
11 months, 1 week ago

Will Dodgers' offseason pitch translate to October success?

LA Times  

DodgerFest, the $10-to-enter iteration of what the Dodgers used to call FanFest, will be staged Saturday. There’s a very real possibility, however, the Dodgers could enter the playoffs similar to how they did last year, with virtually no chance of winning a championship. The Dodgers are counting on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching for Japan in the World Baseball Classic against Mexico …

Dynasty derailed: Inside the October issues keeping the Dodgers from another World Series
1 year, 2 months ago

Dynasty derailed: Inside the October issues keeping the Dodgers from another World Series

LA Times  

Wearing a plaid sports coat and self-assured grin, Andrew Friedman ascended the Dodger Stadium podium in February 2021 like a conquering hero, the reigning monarch of a Dodger-blue empire that finally captured baseball’s throne. “It’s amazing how it just fell apart on them.” The Dodgers haven’t had bad pitching staffs the last three years. “Then they flip the script when …

Entering a critical offseason, Dodgers seek answers to their postseason dilemma
1 year, 2 months ago

Entering a critical offseason, Dodgers seek answers to their postseason dilemma

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts walks away from the plate after striking out during Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Wednesday. In the regular season, his team had won 100 games for a third consecutive year, claimed its 10th National League West division title in the last 11 seasons and earned a …

Column: Read it and leap: The Dodgers will win the 2023 World Series championship
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Read it and leap: The Dodgers will win the 2023 World Series championship

LA Times  

James Outman, right, being congratulated by David Peralta after hitting a home run against the Colorado Rockies on Sept. 27, is one of several rookies who contributed to the Dodgers’ success. Yes, manager Dave Roberts predicted a World Series title last year and was mocked for it after the Dodgers’ first-round crumble. “That’s why I believe in this team.” Dodgers …

Dodgers roundtable: In a season of surprises, can they pull off the biggest surprise of all?
1 year, 3 months ago

Dodgers roundtable: In a season of surprises, can they pull off the biggest surprise of all?

LA Times  

Mookie Betts and fellow Dodgers celebrate winning the National League West in Seattle on Sept. 16. In a roundtable discussion moderated by Times baseball editor Hans Tesselaar, Times reporters Jack Harris, Mike DiGiovanna and Jorge Castillo discuss the Dodgers’ chances of winning an eighth championship in franchise history. The Dodgers not only can sign Betts and Freeman — two top-four …

As Dodgers pull away in standings, postseason pitching decisions start to take priority
1 year, 4 months ago

As Dodgers pull away in standings, postseason pitching decisions start to take priority

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw, pitching against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, will again be counted on to anchor the Dodgers’ rotation in the playoffs. When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts informed Ryan Brasier he’d get consecutive days off from pitching last week, the veteran reliever reacted with surprise. “And we’ll see how it plays out.” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts takes the ball from …

The Dodgers have made it clear they aren't chasing a title
1 year, 5 months ago

The Dodgers have made it clear they aren't chasing a title

LA Times  

Surprised by the Dodgers’ failure to land a front-line starter? VIDEO | 03:00 Dodgers president Andrew Friedman talks trade deadline His major additions in recent days were more players with similar descriptions, such as Kiké Hernández and Lance Lynn. The Dodgers aren’t a team that would trade for a pitcher like Verlander or Cease under such circumstances. Last year, they …

Plaschke: Trade deadline debacle! Dodgers, Andrew Friedman fail to improve starting pitching
1 year, 5 months ago

Plaschke: Trade deadline debacle! Dodgers, Andrew Friedman fail to improve starting pitching

LA Times  

The way baseball’s trade deadline played out Tuesday, one might confuse Andrew Friedman for a Dodgers’ starting pitcher. The Dodgers, one standout starting pitcher from being a World Series favorite, didn’t get that starting pitcher. Needing a starting pitcher last summer to bolster a sagging rotation, the Dodgers didn’t deal for the likes of Luis Castillo and Frankie Montas and …

Dodgers want more pitching. Justin Verlander is among trade deadline options
1 year, 5 months ago

Dodgers want more pitching. Justin Verlander is among trade deadline options

LA Times  

While the Dodgers completed a few trades this week, bolstering their bench depth with Kiké Hernández and Amed Rosario and their pitching staff with Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly, their front office has been pursuing bigger fish in the trade deadline pond, as well. The Dodgers were also engaged in advanced talks for Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito, according …

Will Dodgers rotation woes force them to be more aggressive at trade deadline?
1 year, 5 months ago

Will Dodgers rotation woes force them to be more aggressive at trade deadline?

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin lasted only five innings and gave up five runs during Wednesday’s 8-1 loss to the Blue Jays. I think it’s closer than say the last three or four outings have been.” Still, given Gonsolin’s struggles, Urías’ inconsistencies and Kershaw’s shoulder troubles, the Dodgers rotation is only growing as a major midseason question mark. While it still …

How the Dodgers farm system factors into their deadline plans, Shohei Ohtani pursuit
1 year, 5 months ago

How the Dodgers farm system factors into their deadline plans, Shohei Ohtani pursuit

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani runs the bases against the Yankees at Angels Stadium last week. Dodgers’ farm system success This is the third in a three-part series analyzing the Dodgers farm system’s decade of success, and how it has helped turn the club into one of baseball’s best organizations. ⚾ Part 1: Inside the Dodgers’ juggernaut farm system, the lifeblood of the …

Meet the Dodgers double-A rotation, the epitome of their ‘ridiculous’ pitching pipeline
1 year, 5 months ago

Meet the Dodgers double-A rotation, the epitome of their ‘ridiculous’ pitching pipeline

LA Times  

As stadium workers readied the Friday night fireworks beyond center field, and the rest of his Tulsa Drillers teammates victoriously returned to their clubhouse at ONEOK Field, Dodgers prospect Nick Nastrini took a deep breath. “It’s pretty ridiculous how they’re the high team on so many good pitching prospects,” one rival scout said. “I’m excited to look back in a …

Dodgers have some holes to fill. Here’s a look at potential trade targets
1 year, 5 months ago

Dodgers have some holes to fill. Here’s a look at potential trade targets

LA Times  

There are 11 shopping days left before the Aug. 1 trade deadline, more than enough time for the Dodgers to address their most pressing needs — a starting pitcher or two for an injury-ravaged rotation, an impact arm for an improving but still-thin bullpen and perhaps a right-handed-hitting outfielder. It’s a sellers’ market, with 18 teams entering play Friday with …

Will less talent and more hunger lead to a Dodgers World Series?
1 year, 6 months ago

Will less talent and more hunger lead to a Dodgers World Series?

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is encouraged by the way the team responded to adversity during the first half of the season and suggested the team’s sense of urgency could translate to a deeper postseason run than last year. If the Dodgers are still playing baseball in October, manager Dave Roberts is convinced they won’t have the same problem they did …

With Dustin May injured, Dodgers' starting rotation looks thin
1 year, 7 months ago

With Dustin May injured, Dodgers' starting rotation looks thin

LA Times  

With Dustin May out because of an arm injury, rookie Gavin Stone probably will take over his place in the Dodgers’ starting rotation. Dodgers Recap: Dodgers give up seven home runs in Cardinals rout Every pitcher the Dodgers use gives up at least three runs as St. Louis hits seven homers en route to a 16-8 victory. When combined with …

Dodgers face myriad issues that ‘we got to get better at’ after another series loss
1 year, 8 months ago

Dodgers face myriad issues that ‘we got to get better at’ after another series loss

LA Times  

As Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes looks on, Connor Joe, right, is congratulated by Pittsburgh Pirates teammate Andrew McCutchen after hitting a two-run home run in the sixth inning Thursday. “There’s some things we got to get better at,” manager Dave Roberts said. it’s about earning opportunities to get quality at-bats.” Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías, pitching in the third inning against …

Dodgers display talented promise, but also potential volatility, in opening series
1 year, 9 months ago

Dodgers display talented promise, but also potential volatility, in opening series

LA Times  

As his team was coming together at the end of the offseason, a new-look mosaic of veteran acquisitions, rookie prospects and carryover star power from last year’s 111-win team, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts could see what was coming. “I think, even, it’s fair to say volatility.” That much was clear in the Dodgers’ season-opening series against the Arizona Diamondbacks this …

Dodgers want to build next era of great teams. But can they be great in 2023, too?
1 year, 9 months ago

Dodgers want to build next era of great teams. But can they be great in 2023, too?

LA Times  

Mookie Betts, left, celebrates with Freddie Freeman after hitting a home run against the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 13. Among current Dodgers players, only Betts and Freeman seem certain to play leading roles for the franchise’s next era. “I can argue that the next five years’ outlook,” Friedman said last March, during an introductory news conference for Freddie Freeman …

‘They’re gonna get an opportunity.’ Meet the four pitchers leading the Dodgers’ youth movement
1 year, 10 months ago

‘They’re gonna get an opportunity.’ Meet the four pitchers leading the Dodgers’ youth movement

LA Times  

It was right around this time of Dodgers spring training last year when Tyler Anderson came walking through the door. “That’s a good thing for them individually and also for the organization, to kind of promote from within.” Dodgers minor league pitching director Rob Hill beams with pride when discussing the growth of the team’s four young arms. When Hill …

Dodgers aim to avoid ‘volatility’ of roster changes after understated offseason
1 year, 10 months ago

Dodgers aim to avoid ‘volatility’ of roster changes after understated offseason

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts watches from the dugout against the Reds at Dodger Stadium on April 14, 2022. “I think we’re gonna be a really good team,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said earlier this month, “that has very, very legitimate championship odds.” It doesn’t mean they’re without legitimate concerns, though. “But compared to last year’s team, where I …

Column: Are Dodgers players intense enough for postseason success?
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Are Dodgers players intense enough for postseason success?

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts speaks during the Major League Baseball winter meetings on Tuesday in San Diego. Almost two months removed from his team’s postseason elimination at nearby Petco Park, Roberts offered a troubling review of what transpired in that National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. “But I will say that you look at that dugout versus …

Dodgers are baseball's biggest losers with NLDS loss to Padres
2 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers are baseball's biggest losers with NLDS loss to Padres

LA Times  

They have flopped before, countless wonderful summers cruelly melted into autumn ashes. “I don’t know how it got lost in translation,” said Roberts and one must wonder, with a million coaches and advisors, how can the Dodgers lose something in translation? To fall short of that in any round doesn’t matter.” This time, even with the greatest run differential in …

Dodgers’ postseason rotation plans coming into focus, with Tony Gonsolin a possibility
2 years, 3 months ago

Dodgers’ postseason rotation plans coming into focus, with Tony Gonsolin a possibility

LA Times  

It’s probably still more of a hope than a guarantee at this point, but the Dodgers’ playoff rotation plans appear to be finally coming into focus. However, if all goes well in the next couple of weeks, Roberts said it’s possible that Tony Gonsolin will be back from a forearm strain and ready to handle a start. While the Dodgers …

Dodgers Dugout: The season is over. Also, the sky is falling
2 years, 7 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: The season is over. Also, the sky is falling

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Which brings us to my favorite part of every year when the Dodgers have a bad stretch of games: the inundation of emails and the posts on social media telling the world that this Dodgers team is no good and won’t make the playoffs. However, as the weather warms up, and …

Dave Roberts guarantees Dodgers will win World Series in 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Dave Roberts guarantees Dodgers will win World Series in 2022

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts smiles in the dugout before Game 3 of the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves in October. And we gotta finish it this year.” Roberts first made his claim near the end of a 15-minute interview with Patrick on Thursday morning, when the seventh-year manager was asked an open-ended question: “The Dodgers will win the World Series …

Dodgers have very real issues with their bullpen and defense
3 years, 8 months ago

Dodgers have very real issues with their bullpen and defense

LA Times  

Dodgers reliever Garrett Cleavinger reacts after giving up a home run to Milwaukee’s Travis Shaw during the third inning of a 6-5 loss in 11 innings to the Brewers on Saturday. Asked whether Seager’s range has diminished or the Dodgers aren’t stationing him in the right places, Roberts replied: “I know that the numbers, as far as runs saved and …

The 2021 Dodgers will be the greatest team in MLB history
3 years, 9 months ago

The 2021 Dodgers will be the greatest team in MLB history

LA Times  

Will the Dodgers’ roster of stars pull off the greatest season in MLB history in 2021? What could possibly top a 2020 Dodgers team that won the franchise’s first World Series championship in 32 years? The Dodgers are so stocked, the two players featured in last October’s championship clinching video aren’t even prominently featured on the depth chart. The infield …

Dodgers spring preview: Signing Trevor Bauer an answer to the Padres’ flurry of moves
3 years, 10 months ago

Dodgers spring preview: Signing Trevor Bauer an answer to the Padres’ flurry of moves

LA Times  

For the offseason’s first three months, the Dodgers, the reigning World Series champions for the first time since the George H.W. “Obviously, we’ve noticed,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said of the Padres’ busy offseason during Bauer’s introductory press conference Thursday. Turner wanted a longer contract and at least one other team — the Milwaukee Brewers — had …

Angels spring preview: Did they improve enough in the offseason to be a contender?
3 years, 10 months ago

Angels spring preview: Did they improve enough in the offseason to be a contender?

LA Times  

Raisel Iglesias, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds last season, should bring a high level of stability to what was an often unreliable Angels bullpen in 2020. New right fielder Dexter Fowler will allow highly touted prospect Jo Adell to get more minor league seasoning after his rocky rookie debut, but Fowler, 34, hit only.233 with four homers and 15 …

Dodgers sweep Padres in NLDS behind stellar pitching and offense
4 years, 3 months ago

Dodgers sweep Padres in NLDS behind stellar pitching and offense

LA Times  

The San Diego Padres, the upstart club oozing talent and swagger, were supposed to be the biggest challenge on the path to the World Series for the Dodgers. Dodgers Dodgers play the percentages with their pitching strategy vs. Padres The Dodgers showed early on in Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Padres that they were focused …

Unseating the Dodgers from atop the NL West would take strength opponents lack
4 years, 5 months ago

Unseating the Dodgers from atop the NL West would take strength opponents lack

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is doused during a locker room celebration after the Dodgers clinched their seventh consecutive NL West title in 2019. LINEUP RF: Mookie Betts 1B: Max Muncy 3B: Justin Turner CF: Cody Bellinger SS: Corey Seager LF: AJ Pollock DH: Joc Pederson C: Will Smith 2B: Gavin Lux ROTATION LH: Clayton Kershaw RH: Walker Buehler LH: Julio …

Plaschke: Dodgers need to focus on truths rather than beliefs
5 years, 2 months ago

Plaschke: Dodgers need to focus on truths rather than beliefs

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulls pitcher Walker Buehler, right, out of the game in Game 5 of a National League Division Series on Oct. 9 at Dodger Stadium. Andrew Friedman called this October’s sudden exit “heartbreaking,” and after five consecutive heartbreaks under his watch, here’s hoping the baseball boss is finally willing to challenge some of his Dodgers gospel. “I …

Would Dodgers part with two top prospects to bolster the bullpen?
5 years, 5 months ago

Would Dodgers part with two top prospects to bolster the bullpen?

LA Times  

San Francisco Giants pitcher Will Smith throws during the seventh inning of the MLB All-Star Game on July 9 in Cleveland. “This feels like the strangest market that I’ve been a part of,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said before Saturday night’s 10-6 victory over the Miami Marlins. Chargois, Ferguson and Garcia aren’t the front-line relievers the Dodgers …

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