Since making his MLB debut as a member of the starting rotation on Opening Day of the 2016 season, Ross Stripling has largely spent his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers filling a swingman role.
It took an adjustment for the right-hander who rose through the Minor League ranks as a starter. After initially struggling with being used as a hybrid of sorts, Stripling has since embraced it.
“I’ve kind of figured out that’s where my value is around here,” he told DodgerBlue.com during Spring Training. “That’s kind of what keeps me around. I’m like the Kiké of the pitching staff; I can kind of do it all.