It seems like an eternity, but it’s only been just shy of two years since the Dodgers signed veteran southpaw starter Scott Kazmir to a 3-year/$48 million deal that left many fans excited about a prospective rotation upgrade.
At the time, the Los Angeles rotation was in a semi-rebuilding state, and there really wasn’t much to write home about outside of staff ace Clayton Kershaw. Before the 2016 season began, left-handers Brett Anderson and Alex Wood figured to be prominent parts of the starting crew, however, a large epidemic of injuries would eventuallyt force the management crew to utilize arms like Carlos Frias, Mike Bolsinger, Bud Norris and Nick Tepesch during different intervals of the year.