For the first time this spring, Dave Roberts acknowledged that the Dodgers may begin the regular season without their ace left-hander, Clayton Kershaw. While losing Kershaw is not as big of a deal as it once was, that is due in large part to the Dodgers being well stocked with quality arms in their organization. The next man up is yet to be decided but it seems to be between Ross Stripling and Julio Urias.
While Julio Urias has dazzled this spring and hit 98 miles per hour in his Monday start, the issue with starting him in the rotation is his innings limit.