PHOENIX >> The Dodgers have been unwilling to discuss Walker Buehler in trade talks multiple times over the past year because they think he has a very bright future as a starting pitcher in the major leagues.
For now, though, Buehler is not a starting pitcher at all and his immediate future as a major-leaguer might be as a reliever.
The 2015 first-round draft pick moved to the bullpen with Triple-A Oklahoma City at the start of August as part of a plan in place for this season – Buehler’s first full season following Tommy John surgery – according to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.