For those of you keeping a very close eye on the Dodgers‘ expanded roster, you’ll know that the club currently lists a whopping 35 players, and depending on a few classifications that could go either way, 14 of those players could more or less be considered relief pitchers.
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Each time rookie Ross Stripling has been recalled to the big league roster this season, it seems as if the 26-year-old righty has elevated his skills to an entirely new level. And while fellow rookie Grant Dayton has impressed out of the bullpen in his two trips to the bigs, it may be time the Dodgers consider the duo as permanent fixtures on the pitching staff.
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If there’s any conceivable way the management crew of the Dodgers can pull off a quality waiver trade to bolster the bullpen before the end of the August, all options should be considered, regardless of a hefty price tag.
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Despite appearing as if his season would be completely shut down back in May, rookie pitcher Ross Stripling endured almost a month of rehab in the scorching heat of Arizona, and now finds himself contributing much-needed, quality innings to the Dodgers‘ big league bullpen.
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Understandably, fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers have been a very difficult group to please over the past few decades. Three consecutive division titles, which would be blessings from the heavens for any small market team, are seemingly insubstantial for the dedicated followers of the Boys in Blue, who more or less have one goal in mind — witnessing their favorite club win their first World Championship since 1988.
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With only a little over five weeks remaining until the 2016 non-waiver trade deadline, many fans are wondering just how active the Dodgers will be, and how many top-shelf prospects the club is willing to sacrifice to achieve immediate, overall improvement.
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While the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ bullpen has already fallen upon frequent scrutiny over the course of the 2016 campaign, many fans can’t help but take a quick peek at the rosters of the minor league affiliates to see just what’s available on the farm.
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Unlike the starting rotation which has the luxury of looking forward to the return of several potential impact arms from injury, the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen has very few options of improving from within, and could be stuck with the same corps of relievers until the hot stove season begins to heat up later in the summer.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers received a bit of good news in the injury department on Friday, learning that top-five prospect Frankie Montas has been throwing comfortably in extended spring training, and will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Tulsa on Saturday.
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Although it seems like he’s been around forever, it’s difficult to believe that lefty phenom Julio Urias is still only 19 years of age. Having begun his professional career with Low-A Great Lakes in 2013, the Dodgers‘ top pitching prospect has zipped to the peak of Triple-A Oklahoma City‘s starting rotation in less than three full seasons, and could be primed to make a big league appearance sooner than many think.
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