In recent news from Camelback Ranch, the Los Angeles Dodgers will likely not begin using a six-man starting pitching rotation until later in the spring. Thanks to a regular-season schedule that includes off-days every week throughout April, the team can temporarily ease back on their expanded rotation plans.
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To say the Los Angeles Dodgers have put themselves in a position for another strong playoff run in 2025 would be an understatement. By adding top-shelf pitchers like Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and most recently reliever Tanner Scott, the team is poised to be a legit postseason contender for the foreseeable future.
Heading into the winter, many fans had their fingers crossed that a starting rotation led by Yoshinobu Yamamoto would be good enough to win a fourth-straight NL West title. At the time, there were many question marks — whether Tyler Glasnow, Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May could finally stay healthy, if Clayton Kershaw had any gas in the tank, and whether Shohei Ohtani would be able to contribute to the pitching staff by Opening Day.
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As the summer sun fades and the fall weather moves in, the Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves in a pivotal juncture of their 2024 campaign. With only a full month left in the regular season, every game becomes a high-stakes battle for playoff positioning. Amidst this critical stretch, the team’s starting pitching rotation stands as both a strength and a potential stumbling block.
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The current starting pitching rotation of the Los Angeles Dodgers is a mix of uncertainty and potential, raising critical questions about whether it has the firepower to drive the team deep into the 2024 playoffs. With the postseason set to begin in less than two months, the Dodgers need their rotation to be more than just serviceable — it must be a dynamic force capable of dominating games against high-quality teams.
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Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers are likely to be in store for a roster upgrade when division rival San Francisco comes to town for a four-game series next week.
Righty Tyler Glasnow will get the start against the Giants on Wednesday. The 30-year-old righty returns from a stint on the injured list after a bout of lower back tightness. Many fans presumed the injury to be not serious but more of a scheduled break of sorts.
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As the 2024 MLB trade deadline approaches, the Los Angeles Dodgers could be among the teams that make significant moves. Currently controlling the National League West, the Dodgers are seemingly evaluating opportunities to strengthen their roster. As the deadline draws near, all eyes are on Los Angeles to see how they navigate the trade market and position themselves for success in the second half of the season.
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The starting pitching carousel that fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers are highly familiar with is beginning to spin quite rapidly. Not counting the occasional bullpen game by a reliever, the Dodgers have already used seven legit starting pitchers so far this season, eight if you count the two starts by Michael Grove earlier in the year.
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Heading into the start of the 2024 regular season, the offense of the Los Angeles Dodgers received most of the attention across the baseball blogosphere by boasting one of the most prolific one-two-three punches the game has seen in recent history.
However, a pair of righty pitchers stole the show this week, leading the Dodgers to two early victories in their home opening series at Dodgers Stadium.
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The 2024 regular season has already been unique for the Los Angeles Dodgers in ways they’ve never seen in the past — an opening series in South Korea, a leadoff batter hitting the cover off the baseball and a potential gambling scandal with scores of unanswered questions.
Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers everywhere got an early holiday present with the signings of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Although these two moves seemingly put Los Angeles in a very strong position to contend for many years, the team still might need some help to get over the hump in the short term.
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