Among the 30 baseball teams, the Dodgers is the team that focuses the most on recruiting pitchers. The draft of promising players also focuses on pitchers.
The reason is simple: injury. The Dodgers currently have 15 pitchers on the injured list. They are Luis Garcia, Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Gavin Stone, Emmet Sheahan, River Ryan, Evan Phillips, Blake Treinen, Michael Kopech, Brewster Graterol, Kyle Hurt, Michael Grove, Edgardo Enriquez, Sasaki Loki, and Kirby Yates.
Still, manager Dave Roberts said most pitchers currently sidelined by injuries will return as the season progresses, according to Dodgers Nation.
Roberts said, "I'm confident that everyone will be able to come back. I don't know when I'll be able to come back."
Roberts added that his top priority is to save as many pitchers as possible before the postseason. He means that he will not hurry to let him come back. If he makes him come back quickly for no reason, he will suffer a setback if he gets injured again.
The Dodgers let Yoshinobu Yamamoto return to the mound three months after he was injured last year. Yamamoto found fresh arms and was active in the postseason.
Roberts intends to do so again this year. He explains that even without Snell, Glasnow, Ohtani and Sasaki, they are ranked first in the West, and there is no reason to return them early,
The Dodgers are saving their main pitchers to win the World Series. 메이저사이트