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Post by Blunashun on Mar 17, 2019 17:10:07 GMT
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Remains out
Rotowire Mar 17, 2019
Muncy (forearm) is not in the lineup for Sunday's Cactus League game against the Brewers, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.
Muncy is still nursing a sore forearm and will miss a fourth straight game as a result. The infielder was able to field grounders over the weekend, though he remains without a timetable for his return.
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Post by 88bulldog on Mar 17, 2019 19:44:27 GMT
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 17, 2019 22:00:22 GMT
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Resumes batting practice
Rotowire Mar 17, 2019
Muncy (forearm) took part in a full round of batting practice Sunday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Muncy has missed the last four games due to the forearm soreness but doesn't appear too far away from a return to game action. The 28-year-old also took part in some defensive work this weekend, but remains without an official timeline for his return.
Dodgers' Joe Kelly: Records three strikeouts in return
Rotowire Mar 17, 2019
Kelly recorded three strikeouts and did not allow a baserunner over one inning during Saturday's spring game against the White Sox.
Kelly was previously dealing with a back issue but looked fully ready for the regular season Saturday. According to Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, the 30-year-old will throw a bullpen session Sunday as he ramps up his workload in preparation for the regular season.
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 18, 2019 0:46:28 GMT
Seager set for Freeway Series, Opening Day
Jansen throws back-to-back days; Muncy continues rehab
By Ken Gurnick @kengurnick
17 minutes ago
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Corey Seager will play all three games of the Freeway Series against the Angels and start on Opening Day against the D-backs, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Saturday.
Seager is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and a procedure on his left hip, and he has not played in the Cactus League this spring. The Dodgers have been managing his comeback by restricting him to Minor League games.
After continuing his rehab with three at-bats on the Minor League side on Saturday, Seager is scheduled to play seven innings at shortstop in a Minor League game on Monday and advance to the Major League side later in the week.
“Corey will come with us [to California], and I expect him to play with us [in the Freeway Series],” Roberts said. “Absolutely, we expect him to play Opening Day. In talking to the training staff and Corey, the progression, we’ve been conservative, understandably, and I don’t see any reason he won’t be ready Opening Day.”
Seager’s at-bats have not been particularly productive, but Roberts said he’s more concerned with how Seager feels coming out of the workouts.
“With hitters, it can be an at-bat or a couple of at-bats and you just find something,” said Roberts.
Worth noting
• Closer Kenley Jansen, who pitched an inning on Saturday, threw on back-to-back days for the first time with an inning in a Minor League game on Sunday. Joe Kelly, who also pitched an inning on Saturday, threw a bullpen session for his back-to-back workout.
• First baseman Max Muncy continued his recovery from a stiff right wrist with a workout on the Minor League side on Sunday, which included hitting and throwing. He said he has no concern about being ready for Opening Day. His last game was Wednesday.
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 18, 2019 0:54:16 GMT
Could Kershaw still start Opening Day?
Recovering from shoulder inflammation, southpaw throws 38-pitch bullpen session on Sunday
By Ken Gurnick @kengurnick
12:20 PM PDT
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Clayton Kershaw continued his long shot race to Opening Day on Sunday by throwing a 38-pitch bullpen session.
Kershaw, set back three weeks with left shoulder inflammation, threw all of his pitches in the session. If he comes out healthy, he would likely rest two days, then pitch live batting practice on Wednesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
Kershaw could throw a bullpen session two days after that.
“That would be my hope. Other people have other opinions, but that would be my hope,” Kershaw said. “It’s always a bit of a healthy argument, but it’s been good. We have a good plan, and just the next step.”
Kershaw would not address Opening Day, but to make it, that would mean after arm and shoulder injuries the past two years, he would rush back from injury at the start of a three-year, $93 million contract. Suboptimal by most standards, but it is Kershaw and the Dodgers, so anything’s possible. Kershaw has said extending the record is important to him, but not at risking the season.
The more conservative alternative for the Dodgers would be for Rich Hill, scheduled to start Sunday’s Spring Training game against the Brewers, to draw the Opening Day assignment, with Kershaw methodically rebuilding his arm to return at full strength.
“I think Clayton is in a good place,” Roberts said. “He wants to be healthy and knows he can really help us when he’s healthy and knows what it takes to get healthy and to pitch when that time comes. Does he want to be healthy and active and not having this conversation? Absolutely. But I think he’s in a really good place.
Part of the equation is that, like Kershaw, Walker Buehler hasn’t thrown a competitive pitch this spring because of right shoulder tenderness. He is ahead of Kershaw in his rehab and is scheduled to make his Cactus League debut on Tuesday with three innings.
For his part, Roberts concedes that the depth of starters in camp -- Hyun-Jin Ryu, Kenta Maeda, Ross Stripling, Julio Urías, Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin -- is reason enough not to hit the panic button.
“For us as an organization, we do a very good job taking the long view and expecting to play through October,” Roberts said. “To have the depth that we have certainly makes it a lot easier to bear. You lose any of our guys for a length of time, and in Clayton’s case specifically, we’ve done it before where we’ve had to keep going without him, and that’s very difficult to do.
“Having done it before makes the guys in the clubhouse think we can weather it, but there’s no question we’re a much better ballclub when he’s in the rotation.”
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 19, 2019 0:34:25 GMT
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Officially out for Opening Day
Rotowire Mar 18, 2019
Manager Dave Roberts confirmed Kershaw (shoulder) will not start for the Dodgers on Opening Day, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.
This comes as no surprise, as Kershaw has been behind other pitchers all spring while battling shoulder issues. Per Gurnick, the southpaw is slated to face live hitters Wednesday, though it's still unclear when he'll be cleared for game action, leaving his return date murky. The good news is the southpaw will be in Los Angeles during the team's season-opening series, suggesting he could be available to make an abbreviated start during the first week of the season, if all goes as planned. The Dodgers have yet to announce who will start in place of Kershaw on Opening Day.
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 19, 2019 0:35:10 GMT
I really hope that circus is finally over.
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 19, 2019 0:37:06 GMT
Dodgers' Walker Buehler: Still in mix for Opening Day start
Rotowire Mar 18, 2019
Manager Dave Roberts said Buehler is still in the mix to start for the Dodgers on Opening Day, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.
The Dodgers have yet to decide who will take the ball on Opening Day in place of Clayton Kershaw (shoulder), but the young right-hander seems like a viable option if he's able to prove his health. Buehler, who is being slow played this spring after a sizable innings jump in 2018, is set to make his spring debut Tuesday against the Indians.
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 19, 2019 17:26:12 GMT
Dodgers' Ross Stripling: Will open season in rotation
Rotowire 6H ago
Stripling will begin the season as part of the Dodgers' starting rotation, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
With Clayton Kershaw still working his way back from injury, manager Dave Roberts told reporters Monday that Stripling will open the season as a starter. How long he stays there will depend on Kershaw's progress, but the development increases his value, at least in the short term. The right-hander had a strong season last year, with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP over 122 innings in split duty between the rotation and the bullpen.
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 19, 2019 17:27:02 GMT
Dodgers' Walker Buehler: Ruled out for Opening Day start
Rotowire Mar 19, 2019
Buehler will not start on Opening Day, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.
Manager Dave Roberts ruled Buehler out of the mix late in the day Tuesday after suggesting he was still a candidate earlier in the day. Buehler is behind schedule but could still make the opening roster, potentially starting later in the first week of games.
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 20, 2019 2:21:06 GMT
Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Raking during spring
Rotowire Mar 20, 2019
Barnes is slashing .294/.385/.559 with two home runs and 12 RBI through 34 at-bats in Cactus League play this spring.
Barnes has been locked in at the plate in Spring Training and he looks primed for a hold on the starting catcher role for the Dodgers to start the season. The presence of Russell Martin could provide Barnes with some competition for starts, but the 29-year-old figures to get the lion's share of the work at the outset of the season given his current form at the dish and his defensive prowess. He'll look to bounce back from a rough 2018 that saw him post a .619 OPS over 200 at-bats.
Dodgers' Rich Hill: Logging solid spring
Rotowire Mar 20, 2019
Hill has a 3.27 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP and 11 strikeouts against no walks through 11 innings in Cactus League play this spring.
Hill has historically struggled in Spring Training during his career, but he's been solid in the Cactus League this spring and looks to be healthy ahead of the regular season. He had a 3.66 ERA and 1.12 WHIP over 132.2 innings last year, and the 39-year-old has emerged as a candidate to start on Opening Day for the Dodgers with staff ace Clayton Kershaw confirmed to be sidelined. As long as he stays healthy and part of the rotation, Hill is a good candidate to act as a ratio stabilizer, although he shouldn't be considered likely to log a workhorse number of innings given his age and injury history.
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Will open season on IL
Rotowire Mar 19, 2019
Manager Dave Roberts confirmed Kershaw (shoulder) will open the season on the injured list, Pedro Moura of The Athletic reports.
Kershaw has already been ruled out for Opening Day, so this isn't all too surprising. The southpaw is scheduled to face live hitters Wednesday, after which a more concrete return date will hopefully return. He isn't expected to pitch in the team's exhibition Freeway Series next week, though this could allow the Dodgers to backdate his IL move three days, making him eligible to return April 5 against the Rockies, if all goes as planned. It's still unclear who will start in place of Kershaw on Opening Day.
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 20, 2019 6:36:59 GMT
Buehler sharp, hits 99 mph in Cactus debut
By Ken Gurnick @kengurnick
36 minutes ago
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Everything about Walker Buehler is special, even the way he rebounds from injury.
Making a first Spring Training start that was delayed until Tuesday night by arm discomfort, Buehler threw 2 2/3 innings for the Dodgers in a 4-2 loss to the Indians and was pulled after reaching the 46-pitch mark. He was charged with one run that scored with Yimi Garcia on the mound, allowed three hits, struck out two and topped out at 99 mph.
“Walker was where we hoped he would be tonight,” said manager Dave Roberts. “I thought he was amped up, rightfully so, and missing up. But as far as the way the ball was coming out, very pleased. To get that pitch count up, it was a positive night for him and for us.”
Buehler is scheduled to pitch again on Monday in the Freeway Series against the Angels (four innings or 60 pitches) and will likely make his first regular-season start March 30 or 31 against the D-backs.
Buehler said he didn’t feel bad about being passed over for the Opening Day start when it was decided that Clayton Kershaw, who also experienced shoulder issues in camp, would begin the season on the injured list. No Game 1 starter has been named yet, but Buehler has been ruled out.
“I’m just happy to make a team out of camp – this is my first time,” Buehler said.
Buehler said being ready for the first turn through the rotation isn’t in doubt, as far as he’s concerned, after throwing all of his pitches. Despite lacking pinpoint command, he didn’t look like a rehab project.
“Yeah, at some point you've got to be ready to go. I'll be fine," he said. “I told you guys a while back -- once I'm kind of going, I'm going. As long as I get the feel, I think I'll be fine.
“Tonight I was a little all over the place, but it’ll get better. First time things speed up a little. Made some good pitches and some bad ones. I felt good and the ball was coming out of my hand good.”
Buehler allowed singles to Hanley Ramirez and Tyler Naquin to open the game, but pitched out of the jam. He went 1-2-3 in the second inning with the two strikeouts.
“I thought in the second inning he settled down,” said Roberts.
In the third inning, Joc Pederson ran down a Ramirez drive at the fence, but Naquin singled again and Buehler was removed. Garcia allowed a pair of hits and the run was charged to Buehler.
“Pitching against those guys is a good litmus test for where I’m at,” Buehler said.
Roberts said that with an eight-man bullpen, the Dodgers can pick up the leftover innings as Buehler builds arm strength. Buehler’s second regular-season start will come after the club’s first scheduled day off on April 4, not only giving Buehler an extra day of rest, but the bullpen as well.
“At that point in time, we can have people that can piggy-back him and finish a game,” said Roberts, who expects to have Julio Urias in the bullpen and rested for a Buehler start.
Roberts said he has no hesitation trusting that Buehler will be ready on such a short run-up to the season.
“The health component, which we’re certain if you build him up the right way, which we’re doing, and when he does make his start there are certain expectations,” Roberts said, implying a pitch limit. “And the performance, I think he answered those questions last year.”
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Post by 88bulldog on Mar 20, 2019 19:00:39 GMT
Guy is a serious stud. 99 mph first time out, wow!
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Mar 20, 2019 19:55:32 GMT
Guy is a serious stud. 99 mph first time out, wow! I agree totally! However, he's thin like another pitcher who could light up the radar gun: Tim Lincecum. His thin frame eventually broke down and after about four good years, he was on borrowed time. Oh how that must not happen to Beuhler! |
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Post by Blunashun on Mar 21, 2019 2:09:19 GMT
Dodgers' JT Chargois: Sent to minors
Rotowire Mar 21, 2019
Chargois was optioned to minor-league camp Wednesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Chargois failed to secure a spot in the Dodgers' Opening Day bullpen after posting a 5.40 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 6:2 K:BB through 6.2 innings this spring. The right-hander compiled a 3.34 ERA and 11.1 K/9 out of Los Angeles' bullpen in 2018, so he figures to join the big club whenever as a fresh arm is needed.
Dodgers' Corey Seager: Cleared for Cactus League debut
Rotowire Mar 20, 2019
Seager (elbow) is starting at shortstop and hitting third Wednesday against the Cubs.
As expected, Seager is set to make his Cactus League debut after getting up to speed in minor-league action. The shortstop also plans to participate in the team's three-game exhibition Freeway Series prior to the beginning of the regular season. Barring any setbacks, Seager should be starting at shortstop for the Dodgers on Opening Day.
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Weeks away from return
Rotowire Mar 20, 2019
Kershaw (shoulder) indicated Wednesday that he will need around 20 days to get fully up to speed, Pedro Moura of The Athletic reports.
Kershaw felt good after a semi-live batting practice session Wednesday, but he's apparently still weeks away from being ready to rejoin the Dodgers' rotation. The southpaw is scheduled to throw two innings of live BP on Monday. Kershaw is expected to open the season on the IL; if he continues to progress without any setbacks, a return in 20 days would line him up to debut against the Cardinals on April 9.
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