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World Series 2024: Assessing the Yankees and Dodgers pitching – 2 rotations, 2 strategies, 1 goal

LOS ANGELES – Almost every postseason, a team's success or failure depends on the performance of its starting pitching. And while this postseason is no different, the World Series matchup between the Dodgers and Yankees represents a stark contrast between two teams with very different rotation strategies and circumstances. One of the nuances of the […]

Hernández: The Dodgers' misjudgments with starting pitching have put their season in jeopardy

Again, the point seems redundant at this point, but it's still worth repeating because it's the reason the Dodgers are on the verge of another divisional round exit: their starting pitching is atrocious. The winter suspicions that became legitimate fears in the regular season have turned into complete disaster in these playoffs. Incredibly, the problem […]

Clayton Kershaw is unwilling to face hitters as the chance of a postseason return fades

Clayton Kershaw leaves the field with coach Thomas Albert on August 30th. He hasn't pitched since. (Ross D Franklin/Associated Press) The chances that three-time National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will bolster the Dodgers' injury-plagued rotation for at least the first round of the playoffs appear to be dwindling by the day. Kershaw, […]