The Los Angeles Dodgers have sustained one more damage to a member of the rotation. This time, 25-year-old rookie right-hander Gavin Stone has landed on the 15-day injured listing with proper shoulder irritation. On the identical time, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Michael Petersen again to Triple-A and recalled left-hander Justin Wrobleski and right-hander Landon Knack.
In response to lead govt Andrew Friedman, it isn’t sure that Stone will be capable to pitch once more in 2024. “There may be simply a lot unknown round it,” Friedman instructed reporters, together with David Vassegh, of Stone’s shoulder damage.
Stone this season has been a helpful presence within the battered Dodger rotation. Throughout 25 begins and 140 1/3 innings in 2024, Stone has pitched to a 3.53 ERA (112 ERA+) with an FIP of 4.03. The previous fifth-rounder was a semi-regular presence on general top-100 prospects lists whereas developing via the Dodgers’ system.
Stone’s journey to the IL now leaves the Dodgers with three wholesome beginning pitchers – deadline addition Jack Flaherty, right-hander Walker Buehler (5.67 ERA in 12 begins this season, and right-hander Bobby Miller. On the IL, Stone joins a full rotation of injured starters after which some: Tyler Glasnow (elbow), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (rotator cuff), Clayton Kershaw (toe), Dustin Could (flexor tendon surgical procedure), Tony Gonsolin (Tommy John surgical procedure), Emmet Sheehan (Tommy John surgical procedure), and River Ryan (Tommy John surgical procedure).
The consoling information is that Yamamoto is slated to return off the IL in time to start out for the Dodgers on Sept. 10, however even after that it is a grave state of affairs for a workforce that is all-in on profitable the World Collection this season after a winter spending spree that the majority notably included signing Shohei Ohtani to a $700 million free-agent contract. In associated issues, the Dodgers this season have given at the least one begin to 17 completely different pitchers in 2024.
Regardless of all of the accidents and upheavals, the Dodgers enter Friday’s slate with a five-game lead over the San Diego Padres within the Nationwide League West. As nicely, the Dodgers at 84-56 are tied with the Philadelphia Phillies within the race for prime general seed within the NL bracket. The Phillies, nevertheless, maintain the tiebreaker by advantage of their 5-1 file in opposition to the Dodgers this season.
