When Ryu went down, it was nothing more than continuous lousy injury luck that the Dodgers have grown accustomed to, especially with him. He was throwing the ball as well as he ever has in his career which makes his absence until after the All-Star break that much more frustrating.
It was then announced that the franchise’s top prospect Walk Buehler was set to replace Ryu’s turn in the rotation. And that is as good a silver lining as there can be with a lengthy injury to a good player. The Dodgers will finally (and cautiously) let loose their uber-talented 23-year-old flamethrower.