The name I haven't called in eight months, Kershaw, is coming back. "Call me, I'm ready." ...LAD Trade Work Separately
Jul 21, 2024
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Garrett Crochet of the Chicago White Sox and Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers. Both are left-handed fireballers.
First of all, let's look at the results of the two as of the 20th (Korea time). Crochet is 6-6 with a 3.04 ERA, 150 strikeouts, WHIP 0.95, and Scubal is 10-3 with a 2.41 ERA, 140 strikeouts and WHIP 0.88 in 116 innings in 19 games.
In the American League (AL), Crochet ranks first in strikeouts, ninth in ERA, and third in WHIP, while Scubal ranks second in ERA, third in strikeouts, and third in WHIP. Both are considered candidates for the AL Cy Young Award.
The White Sox and Detroit, which have found it difficult to advance to the postseason, are seriously considering selling players who will soon become FA or their main players who can win multiple prospects. Local media believe that the Dodgers, whose rotation has virtually collapsed since the middle of the first half, have contacted the two clubs.
The Dodgers had four main starters, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Walker Buehler and Bobby Miller, who had been rotated since the beginning of the season, on the injured list or went down to the minor leagues. Temporary starters and minor league starters are filling the position, which is bound to be unsettling. External reinforcement is essential.
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Kershaw, wearing Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club uniform, made his last rehabilitation appearance. The opponent is the Round Rock Express (under the Texas Rangers). Kershaw allowed three runs on six hits in four starts. He struck out two without giving up a walk.
He pitched 10 innings in three minor rehabilitation appearances, allowing eight hits, two walks, 12 strikeouts, and four runs. He was unstable in six days after pitching three innings of hitless, one walk and five strikeouts in Triple-A on the 14th, but his ball power and game management are close to normal.
Of the 67 pitches, 49 were strikes. The four-seam fastball speed of 26 throws represented a maximum of 91.7 miles and an average of 89.7 miles. The average fastball speed last year was 90.7 miles, so it's still a mile short. However, the Dodgers are expected to add Kershaw to the rotation within this month.
The L.A. Times reported that Clayton Kershaw's return is imminent in an article titled `I'm ready if I need it.'Juss started the second half in a precarious state. A series of injuries to pitchers weakened the rotation depth. It may be sudden, but it looks like Kershaw will be a big help in this chaotic situation once again. The pace of his recovery has emerged as an important story in hiding this season,' he commented.
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In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Kershaw said, "(Today's pitch) has some things to supplement, but it was an improved pitch overall. It is encouraging that the number of pitches has increased considerably. "If you're in good shape, you can't hope it's going to be better." "Returning to the big league is a matter of the team's situation. Because I'm not in a state where I can throw 100 yet. If the team needs me, I want to come back anytime. But I don't want to put the team in a bad situation." He expressed caution.
The Dodgers lost 1-6 in seven games at the end of the first half, and in the last two games, against the Detroit Tigers, they suffered their worst All-Star break. Fortunately, however, he came from behind to win 4-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to Freddie Freeman's grand slam in the first game of the second half of the day against the Boston Red Sox, setting the stage for a rebound.
Kershaw said "Obviously, we are in a precarious state. But you have to hang in there"I'm going to talk to the club about returning, and let's see what happens. As I said earlier, I'll make sure I'm ready if I need to."
Kershaw threw 131 ⅔ innings in 24 games despite suffering from a shoulder injury last year, reminiscent of his heyday with 13 wins, 5 losses and a 2.46 ERA. However, in Game 1 of the Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, he failed to last even one inning and lost six runs, and eventually underwent surgery in early November. He is poised to join the Dodgers' rotation for the first time in eight months.
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