About this time last offseason, the Dodgers starting rotation was projected to look something like this:
From the looks of it, the Dodgers had a strong rotation, anchored by two different Cy Young winners, as well as an MVP from the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO). However, just like any 162 game baseball season, it didn't take long before many new faces were taking the mound for the Dodgers. After news broke that both Hyun-jin Ryu and Brandon McCarthy required season ending surgeries, Dodgers fans began to panic. What once looked like a strong rotation now included names that many fans had simply never heard of.