Dodgers Notes: Miller, Snell, Kershaw

Dodgers teen Bobby Miller made his second rehab begin final evening as he works his method again from a bout of shoulder irritation that has saved him out of motion since mid-April. As famous by Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, supervisor Dave Roberts advised reporters that Miller skilled “a little bit velocity drop” through the begin. Whereas a drop in velocity can typically be an indication of a bodily situation of some kind, Roberts urged that the membership doesn’t imagine Miller to have been dealt any form of bodily setback in his restoration course of.

Decrease velocity might assist to clarify Miller’s tough remaining line final evening, as he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits and a stroll in 3 1/3 innings of labor with out recording a strikeout. That shaky efficiency doesn’t appear to have altered the membership’s plans for Miller, nevertheless, as MLB.com’s Injury Tracker notes that Miller is scheduled to make his subsequent rehab begin on the Triple-A stage earlier than the Dodgers resolve on whether or not or not he’s able to rejoin the large league membership. A completely wholesome return from Miller would absolutely be a shot within the arm for the membership, because the 25-year-old appeared good in 22 begins throughout his rookie season final 12 months with a 3.76 ERA and three.51 FIP in 124 1/3 innings of labor.

Extra notes from L.A….

• A current report from Jon Heyman of the New York Post means that the Dodgers “made a late play” to land left-hander Blake Snell earlier than he in the end signed with the Giants on a two-year, $62MM deal. That the Dodgers had curiosity in Snell previous to his cope with San Francisco comes as one thing of a shock given reporting from Heyman again in December that indicated the Dodgers had little interest in the reigning NL Cy Younger award winner. After all, within the months between these experiences the marketplace for Snell dried up significantly and he started to entertain short-term provides. Given Snell’s 10.42 ERA in 5 begins this 12 months with the Giants, L.A. could have ended up higher off by getting into the season with a rotation of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Bobby Miller, James Paxton, and Gavin Stone. With Paxton and Walker Buehler each scheduled to hit free company following the 2024 marketing campaign, it’s potential the Dodgers might as soon as once more be a suitor for Snell’s providers this winter ought to he rebound sufficient to decide out of 12 months two of his cope with the Giants.
• DiGiovanna also relays that the membership’s longtime franchise face is making progress as he appears to be like to work his method again from shoulder surgical procedure. Lefty Clayton Kershaw confronted six hitters in a reside bullpen session yesterday, and in dialog with reporters (together with DiGiovanna) in comparison with outing to an outing that will occur within the early levels of Spring Coaching throughout a traditional 12 months. The plan for Kershaw is at the moment for him to work his method in direction of a rehab stint after bumping as much as two innings throughout his subsequent bullpen session. Because the Injury Tracker at MLB.com notes, the veteran lefty seems to be round six weeks away from a return to the large leagues, a timeline which might put him on observe to return across the All Star break subsequent month. Kershaw pitched by shoulder troubles final 12 months, posting a 2.46 ERA in 24 begins for the Dodgers through the common season, however in the end opted to endure surgical procedure after a disastrous postseason begin towards the Diamondbacks the place he allowed six runs whereas recording only one out.