Baseball’s amateur draft was less than two months ago, and the first five rounds have yielded interesting early results for the Dodgers. How the draftees have fared (stats through Monday):
RHP Walker Buehler (1st round, 24th overall): Will have Tommy John surgery today, out for season
RHP Kyle Funkhouser (1a/35): Did not sign
RHP Josh Sborz (2b/74): Promoted to Low-A Great Lakes on Tuesday after two starts at Rookie-level Ogden
LHP Philip Pfeifer (3/101): Pitched one game for Rookie-level Ogden, currently nursing a sore elbow
2B Willie Calhoun (4/132): Promoted to Low-A Great Lakes after 38 games with Rookie-level Ogden
PHILADELPHIA >> To no one’s surprise, the Dodgers announced Tuesday that 2015 first-round draft pick Walker Buehler will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.