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Dodgers right-hander hasnt pitched this season while rehabbing from a forearm injury. Hed recently resumed throwing to live hitters, but manager Dave Roberts told reporters last night that the 24-year-old righty has been shut back down because his arm hasnt been responding the way Dodgers medical personnel hoped ( ). Sheehan said he had another round of testing on his arm that didnt reveal any structural damage, but Roberts still called his injury a longer-term situation. The Dodgers had already transferred him to the 60-day injured list at the end of March. Sheehan entered the 2023 season as one of the Dodgers top pitching prospects and pushed his way into top-100 consideration with a strong minor league showing early last year. By mid-June, he was up in the big leagues for his debut. While the right-handers 4.92 ERA in a subsequent sample of 60 1/3 innings didnt exactly cement him as a long-term fixture just yet, he entered camp as perhaps the favorite to land a rotation spot behind , , and . That spot instead went to fellow righty , who started his 2024 campaign with two shaky starts before an excellent third outing that saw him carry a Coby Mayo Jersey perfect game into the sixth inning before running into trouble. The setback for Sheehan creates further uncertainty in a Dodgers rotation that also has Miller, , , and on the injured list. Sheehans status on the 60-day IL already meant he was out until at least mid-May, but theres no way to gauge how long he might be expected to mi s right now. The Dodgers still rank tenth in the majors in rotation ERA, thanks in no small part to a dominant start to the season from Glasnow. Some alarm bells sounded when Yamamoto was torched for five runs in one inning during his MLB debut, but hes responded by rattling off 15 innings with just three runs allowed while posting a terrific 19-to-3 K/BB ratio. Paxton has quality run-prevention numbers, but his succe s isnt sustainable if he keeps walking more hitters than hes striking out. Hes i sued 14 free pa ses in 16 innings, yielding a walk to a glaring 20.6% of his opponents on the season. Hes fanned just ten (14.7%). In Glasnow and Paxton, the Dodgers are banking on a pair of oft-injured veterans to help lead the staff while awaiting the returns of Buehler, Kershaw and May. Buehler is expected to make another rehab start this Thursday, . His most recent rehab outing was cut short when a comebacker struck his pitching hand, but Buehler escaped that injury scare unscathed. Roberts indicated that Buehler is targeting 80 to 85 pitches in that scheduled Thursday outing. Hell be reevaluated after that point. If the team feels hes ready, thatd point to a return next week. If he needs one more rehab start following Thursdays outing, he could still return in the final days of April. Brady Anderson Jersey |
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