Those that assist the Boys in Blue are probably asking themselves: “When is Clayton Kershaw coming again”
In a phrase, quickly.
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Kershaw went on the 60-day injured checklist final month. As such, he’s not technically accessible to return to motion till Could 17.
Whereas studies point out that Kershaw’s arm and shoulder really feel good, it’s extra so recovering from a toe damage which plagued him a lot of final season.
Kershaw made his first begin for Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate Wednesday, throwing three shutout innings. He’ll proceed to make rehab begins, and so long as he’s wholesome, will probably return in mid-Could.
It is going to be fascinating to see how Kershaw is employed at some point of the 12 months. Whereas the Dodgers have constructed a deep assortment of arms, accidents at all times are likely to crop up in the course of the canine days of the season. Couple that with normal ineffectiveness, and there’s little question L.A. will want Kershaw to carry out at a excessive stage.
On the similar time, with stated depth on the roster and no actual sense of urgency to push for a playoff spot (at the least at this level within the 12 months), the crew will probably ease Kershaw into motion with out inflicting him to labor in any possible way.
Apart from Blake Snell and Kershaw, the Dodgers at present are working with a rotation that includes Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Dustin Could. Yamamoto and Could specifically have been unbelievable to start the 12 months. Landon Knack, Bobby Miller, Justin Wrobleski, and Tony Gonsolin additionally determine to be choices that L.A. can use at any given level this season, in addition to Shohei Ohtani.
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