Los Angeles Dodgers left handed starting pitcher Brett Anderson made it all the way through last season without being injured. He did not even make it to the first official pitch this spring before ending up on the disabled list. He is out for three to five months due to back surgery. Hyun-Jin Ryu has already been shut down due to soreness in his pitching shoulder.
The Dodgers started out spring training with seven potential starting pitchers. They are already down to five and that includes Alex Wood and Mike Bolsinger who were on the outside looking in at the bottom end of the rotation and now it looks like they may get rotation spots by default. Alex Wood was acquired from the Atlanta Braves at last season's traded deadline. He made 12 starts with the Dodgers down the stretch and went 5-6 with a 4.35 ERA. Bolsinger made 21 starts with the Dodgers last season and went 6-6 with a 3.62 ERA. The knock on him was that he could not pitch deep into games. He only overaged a little over five innings per start. I look for the Dodgers to try to add another starting pitcher via trade before the season begins.
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