LOS ANGELES -- Josh Ravin is the 28th pitcher the Dodgers have had on the active roster this year, and easily the least expected.
Just since the end of last season, Ravin has been in the news because he had sports hernia surgery, his brother was shot five times (and lived), Josh got strep throat in Spring Training and lost 20 pounds, then he broke his non-throwing arm in a head-on car accident in Arizona. He was then suspended 80 games for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs that he said he took to regain the weight he lost when he was sick.