PT TOMORROW: NL West - Starting pitching and lineup uncertainty

Los Angeles Dodgers

With recently-signed DH Shohei Ohtani not pitching in 2024, and RHP Dustin May, RHP Tony Gonsolin, LHP Clayton Kershaw, and LHP Julio Urías either out with injuries or no longer with the team, the Dodgers pitching rotation has a lot of question marks for a group expected to be a World Series contender in 2024. We expect the Dodgers to be one of the favorites to land star Japanese RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who would immediately slide into the top part of the rotation.

Despite being shut down in September after one rehab start, reports indicate that RHP Walker Buehler is healthy and ready to go for spring training. Whether he can return to his 2021 form (2.47 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 20% K-BB%) after missing a year and half due...

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