The Los Angeles Dodgers did not make a lot of acquisitions coming off a season in which they were a game away from winning the World Series. One of their few Major League additions was the signing of Tom Koehler to a one-year contract.
The plan called for the club to utilize Koehler out of the bullpen, potentially as a setup man. There was already a blueprint in place to convert a starter to a reliever, with Joe Blanton and Brandon Morrow previously succeeding in the role.
But the Dodgers have not yet been able to see if Koehler is their next success story because he sprained his shoulder in just his second Spring Training outing, and has been on the disabled list ever since.