The Los Angeles Dodgers have positioned beginning pitcher Bobby Miller on the injured record on account of proper shoulder irritation, the workforce introduced Saturday evening. There is no additional phrase on the severity of the damage simply but, however irritation within the throwing shoulder of a pitcher is a reasonably scary state of affairs.
Miller, 25, was distinctive in his first begin of the season, spinning six scoreless innings and placing out 11 towards the Cardinals. He had a meltdown within the second inning of his second begin, nonetheless, with the Cubs tagging him for 5 runs in 1 2/3 innings. He was then mediocre his final day trip towards the Twins (4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 Ok).
It is necessary to notice that his command was a problem within the latter two begins. Extra worrying, nonetheless, is the truth that he additionally misplaced some velocity after averaging 98.8 miles per hour along with his fastball within the first sport. He misplaced 0.8 mph on his heater and 1.2 mph off his sinker, respectively.
The lack of command along with diminished velocity are tell-tale indicators of an damage, so this is not an all too stunning improvement. Miller was beforehand sidelined in early 2023 with “gentle shoulder soreness,” which impacted his MiLB begin.
The Dodgers head into Saturday with a 10-6 report, however the rotation points are worrisome.
Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw, Tony Gonsolin and Dustin Might are all on the injured record following main surgical procedures. What’s left proper now within the rotation is Yoshinobu Yamamoto (first season in MLB), Tyler Glasnow (in depth damage historical past; has by no means gotten to 125 innings in a season), James Paxton (in depth damage historical past) and Gavin Stone (solely threw 31 large league innings in 2023)
Buehler is on a rehab stint proper now and is scheduled to pitch at Triple-A Thursday. It is doable he’ll then rejoin the Dodgers’ rotation after that.
Michael Grove and Ryan Yarbrough are candidates to take a begin or two within the quick time period, or probably be “size” guys after an opener. In the event that they should dip into the minors, Landon Knack could be a candidate.
