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The Los Angeles Dodgers, maybe as much as any other team in the majors, has seen their pitching staff get repeatedly hit with injuries. Overall, the Dodgers currently have 10 pitchers on the injured list. And now that Clayton Kershaw has landed there, that makes a clean sweep of all the starters to have some injury issue this season. Kershaw was placed on the IL July 3, … [Read more...] about Dodgers News and Notes – Injury Updates, Vargas’s Future and More

Despite an ugly series this weekend against the lackluster Kansas City Royals — in particular the lack of offense and ineffective pitching in the finale — the was a sliver of good news for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. The MLB named pitcher Clayton Kershaw and catcher Will Smith as All Stars, allowing them to join teammates Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez, … [Read more...] about Clayton Kershaw, Will Smith Join 2023 National League All-Star Team

Even though the Los Angeles Dodgers are only in third place in the NL West, they are sending three starters to the All-Star Game in Seattle. Freddie Freeman will be the starter at first base, Mookie Betts in the outfield, and J.D. Martinez will be the starting designated hitter. At the same time, Will Smith only came in second for catchers in the NL, being bested by … [Read more...] about Dodgers News and Notes – All-Star Noms and Snubs, Injury Updates and More

For all the injury turmoil the Los Angeles Dodgers had to deal with in the first half of the season, the team’s starting rotation isn’t in that bad of shape. Obviously, there’s still a long way to go to the playoffs, but there are seemingly a few legitimate options now that didn’t exist in the early stages of the year. Of course, there are probably some other areas — like the … [Read more...] about Dodgers Roster: The Current State of the Starting Rotation

In the past few weeks, Los Angeles Dodgers have seen their standing in the NL West to go from first place to third. The bullpen was scuffing, if not full on imploding, almost every night. They suffered a humiliating 15–0 loss to the San Francisco Giants at home, ultimately getting swept by their rivals. The team has been plagued by injuries all season long, and overall, the … [Read more...] about Are the Los Angeles Dodgers and Their Bullpen Finally Turning a Corner?