One area that the Los Angeles Dodgers front office has put a lot of emphasis on the last few years is having depth at all positions, particularly within their pitching staff. Ten different pitchers started a game for the Dodgers in 2017.
That’s five less than started games in 2016, when the Dodgers set the Major League record for most players put on the disabled list in a single season. Depth figures to once again be a strength for the Dodgers pitching staff this season.
Even with Brandon McCarthy and Scott Kazmir now with the Atlanta Braves, and Yu Darvish potentially being lost in free agency, the Dodgers still have Clayton Kershaw, Rich Hill, Alex Wood, Kenta Maeda and Hyun-Jin Ryu.