The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost another outstanding pitcher.
The team placed Bobby Miller as the right-handed starter. Placed on injured list for 15 days With inflammation of the shoulder.Injuries are said to be “not serious” Jack Harris of the Los Angeles TimesBut shoulder issues are always a concern for pitchers.
Dodgers relief pitcher Connor Brogdon was also placed on the IL, and the team called up pitchers JP Feyereisen and Nick Ramirez to fill out spots on the roster.
Miller's injury interrupted the sophomore breakout season that many expected. The flamethrower was one of the Dodgers' few consistent starting pitchers as a rookie last season, starting 22 games and posting a 3.76 ERA.
In his first start of the season against the St. Louis Cardinals, he looked like a Cy Young candidate with six scoreless innings, 11 strikeouts and two hits, but struggled in the next two games, giving up seven earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. I conceded a point. .
Now he has to wait to get back on his feet.
The Dodgers are already on full rotation on injured reserve with Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw, Emmett Sheehan, Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin all out, not to mention currently only recovering from a torn UCL. Not to mention Shohei Ohtani, who plays as a batter.
With Miller's departure, the team's rotation now consists of Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, James Paxton, and Gavin Stone. Glasnow has been great so far this season, but the other three have been inconsistent with a combined ERA of 5.80 in nine starts.
The good news is that Buehler is nearing a return from his second Tommy John surgery, but he left his most recent rehab start at Triple-A after pitching for a returning pitcher.he reportedly He is feeling well and is scheduled to begin his next round of rehabilitation on Thursday.
If Buehler is not ready in time, the Dodgers' 40-man roster for rotational replacements includes Triple-A players Kyle Hart and Landon Knack. River Ryan, a top 100 prospect, is also in Triple-A, but will need 40 spots.
