The Los Angeles Dodgers opened Spring Training this year with a tremendous amount of starting pitching depth, which numbers-wise left them capable of filling two rotation’s worth. That depth has already been put to the test as left-hander Scott Kazmir missed his last start with a hip injury.
One injury certainly won’t completely undo the rotation, but the Dodgers would like to avoid a recurrence of last season when a rash of injuries to the pitching staff forced the team to start four rookie pitchers in four consecutive games.
The latest to go down with an injury this spring is right-hander Brock Stewart, as he is being shut down for at least one week because of shoulder tendonitis, via Ken Gurnick of MLB.