PT TOMORROW: NL West—Is Beachy clawing back?

Los Angeles Dodgers

Injuries have already hit LA's rotation hard, and it's not even April. Brett Anderson (LHP, LA) will miss three to five months (back surgery), Alex Wood (LHP, LA) has been dealing with forearm soreness, and recent reports have hinted that Hyun-Jin Ryu (LHP, LA) rehab is progressing slowly as well, as he's not expected to return to the rotation until June.

Brandon Beachy (RHP, LA), who was initially considered a long shot to make the team, has pitched five scoreless innings thus far in spring training. Beachy is attempting to come back from his second Tommy John surgery, and he's thrown just 38 innings since the 2012 season. There's no doubt he's a major injury risk who is unlikely to last the entire year—let alone...

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