LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ midseason homegrown rotation reinforcements are starting to materialize, because the membership is predicted to name up left-handed pitching prospect Justin Wrobleski to make a spot begin on Sunday towards the Milwaukee Brewers, in response to a number of league sources. He was the Dodgers’ ninth-ranked prospect getting into the season, in response to The Athletic’s Keith Regulation.
Wrobleski, 23, has emerged as one of many fastest-rising prospects within the Dodgers’ system and is in line to make his major-league debut after simply two Triple-A appearances. The Dodgers chosen Wrobleski within the eleventh spherical of the 2021 draft when he was coming off Tommy John surgical procedure. The left-hander rapidly regained the premium stuff that makes him intriguing — a fastball that registers within the higher 90s to go along with a cutter, curveball and changeup.
The Dodgers minimize down the walks that impacted Wrobleski’s draft inventory and manufacturing in faculty with Clemson and Oklahoma State. His development as knowledgeable has taken him one other step ahead this season. In 13 begins (78 innings) between Double A and Triple A, Wrobleski has a 3.23 ERA and opposing hitters have hit simply .239.
9 pitches, 9 strikes, 3 punchouts!@Dodgers‘ No. 29 prospect Justin Wrobleski spins an immaculate inning for the @greatlakesloons: pic.twitter.com/5eIqtB5NPK
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) April 21, 2023
Wrobleski’s arrival plugs an instantaneous, short-term gap for the Dodgers, who’ve seen accidents pile up of their rotation and need to proceed giving their wholesome starters additional relaxation each time attainable.
The membership has a 5.03 ERA in 78 2/3 innings from its starters since Yoshinobu Yamamoto went down final month with a strained rotator cuff. Walker Buehler is again on the injured listing as he works to get himself proper after a second Tommy John surgical procedure. Clayton Kershaw handled a quick hiccup in his rehab from shoulder surgical procedure — the left-hander threw a bullpen on Thursday and mentioned he felt sturdy popping out of it — that doesn’t seem like of instant concern however barely altered his timeline for a return.
The accidents mixed with abbreviated begins from a number of of their starters over the previous week have thrust the Dodgers right into a place the place they needed to additional name on their depth. They haven’t had a starter full 5 innings since Gavin Stone’s complete-game shutout greater than every week in the past.
Somewhat than tax their relievers additional with a bullpen sport, they’ll hand the ball to Wrobleski.
(Photograph Justin Wrobleski from 2022: Tracy Proffitt / 4 Seam Photographs through Related Press)