Dodgers starter River Ryan is finished for the season after struggling an elbow damage in his final outing, in keeping with Juan Toribio of MLB.com. Supervisor Dave Roberts stated the group continues to be determining the right prognosis and the following steps for the 25-year-old hurler, however he will be unable to return to the mound in 2024, per Jack Harris of the LA Instances.
Even when Ryan is ready to keep away from a worst-case situation, he merely gained’t have time to relaxation, rehab, and return earlier than the tip of the 12 months. The Dodgers have positioned Ryan on the 15-day IL and recalled Landon Knack forward of Sunday’s sequence finale in opposition to the Pirates.
Ryan is extensively thought of one of many prime pitching prospects within the Dodgers group, if not all of baseball. Though a shoulder damage held him again firstly of the 12 months, he has appeared phenomenal since his return.
The righty posted a 2.66 ERA over six begins at Triple-A and a 1.33 ERA throughout his first 4 begins within the majors. His four-seam fastball sits simply above 96 mph, and his slider and curveball each appear like they could possibly be dominant secondary choices. Ryan’s underlying numbers aren’t fairly as spectacular as his ERA, however his 4.50 SIERA and three.97 xERA are nonetheless spectacular for a younger pitcher who was thrust into a giant league position earlier than anticipated.
Certainly, Ryan made his large league debut after the All-Star break as a result of the Dodgers had been determined for pitching. Now he has turn out to be one other one of many group’s many injured starters. The scenario is somewhat higher now that Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw are wholesome and Jack Flaherty has entered the equation. Nonetheless, Ryan joins teammates corresponding to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Walker Buehler, and Dustin Could on the IL.
It is just a matter of time earlier than Ryan is transferred to the 60-day IL, seemingly when one among Max Muncy or Tommy Edman is able to be reinstated. President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman instructed reporters (together with Jim Bowden of The Athletic) that Muncy and Edman may get again on the sphere in the course of the group’s subsequent homestand, which begins with a sequence in opposition to the Mariners on Monday, Aug. 19.
Knack, 27, has made 9 appearances (eight begins) for the Dodgers this 12 months, pitching to a 3.07 ERA and 4.00 SIERA. He has a 3.97 ERA in 59 innings at Triple-A. Whereas he’s primarily a beginning pitcher, he’ll be a part of L.A. as extra bullpen depth, seemingly simply till Buehler rejoins the rotation. Buehler is predicted to return on Wednesday.
