Another excellent pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers is gone.
Due to irritation in his shoulder, Bobby Miller, the team’s right-handed starter, was placed on the 15-day injured list. Although the Los Angeles Times’ Jack Harris claims that the ailment is “not severe,” a pitcher’s shoulder problem is always reason for concern. Dodgers relievers J.P. Feyereisen and Nick Ramirez were called up to replace the roster voids, while reliever Connor Brogdon was also placed on the disabled list.
A breakout season for the sophomore, as many had predicted, is cut short by Miller’s injury. With a 3.76 ERA in 22 starts as a rookie, the flamethrower was one of the Dodgers’ few reliable starting pitchers in the previous campaign.
With two singles allowed in six scoreless innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, he appeared like a Cy Young candidate in his first start of the season. However, in his next two starts, he struggled, giving up seven earned runs in five and a third innings.
He must now bide his time until he recovers.
With Clayton Kershaw, Emmet Sheehan, Dustin May, Tony Gonsolin, Walker Buehler, and Shohei Ohtani out due to a ruptured UCL, the Dodgers already had a full rotation of injured players on their roster.
Presently, Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, James Paxton, and Gavin Stone make up the team’s rotation in Miller’s absence.
With a cumulative 5.80 ERA in nine starts this season, the other three pitchers have been unreliable, whereas Glasnow has looked outstanding thus far.
Despite missing his most recent rehab start at Triple-A due to a comebacker to his pitching hand, Buehler is getting closer to returning from a second Tommy John surgery, which is good news. It is said that he is doing well, and that he will begin his second round of treatment on Thursday.
The Dodgers have Triple-A players Kyle Hurt and Landon Knack on their 40-man roster as backups in case Buehler isn’t ready in time. Currently a Triple-A player and a top 100 prospect, River Ryan would require a 40-man space.
