The loss of Walker Buehler has been one of the least talked about stories around this Dodgers team. Last year, when the Dodgers were ousted by the Padres in the NLDS, the health of the starting rotation played a big factor.
Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May were hurt at the end of the year, and weren’t exactly ready to go come postseason time. Gonsolin was only able to get four outs in his start in the postseason, and May didn’t even make an appearance. The Dodgers really could have used an ace in that series, one that could have pitched alongside Julio Urias, Clayton Kershaw and Tyler Anderson — and that would have been Buehler.