Los Angeles Dodgers: Predicting the 2020 rotation
By Ben Fadden
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have been scrutinized this offseason for their lack of moves, so what will the rotation look like?
The Los Angeles Dodgers haven’t won a World Series since 1988. And you know what else they have failed to do? Upgrade the rotation and keep Hyun-Jin Ryu or Rich Hill.
And for a team that has such high aspirations like the Dodgers do, that is troublesome. Teams that will be contending with them next season like the Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies have done what they haven’t: upgrade the rotation/keep some of their free agents.
And to make matters worse, they struck out on Stephen Strasburg (if they even had a chance), Anthony Rendon (to the team down the freeway), and Gerrit Cole.
Ryu and Hill were very good for the Dodgers at different times in their LA careers with Ryu nearly getting the Cy Young in 2019.
But getting back to the current group of players, what will the rotation look like on Opening Day?
5. player. 71. . . . Dustin May
For this exercise, I am assuming they don’t add any more starting pitching despite rumors. So, Dustin May should be the #5 starter in the rotation.
He has started for the Los Angeles Dodgers before–4 games–so it wouldn’t be foreign to him.
Dave Roberts‘ other options for the five spot would be Ross Stripling or Tony Gonsolin, and I don’t think they would be as consistent as May would be.