Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spoke with reporters today, and shed some light on the Dodgers’ pitching plans and health situations heading into the postseason. Tyler Anderson was confirmed as part of the playoff rotation, as since Tony Gonsolin is still recovering from a forearm strain, Roberts said Gonsolin will throw no more than four innings in a game, if that. Dustin May (who just went went on the injured list yesterday due to back tightness) is slated for a bullpen role if he is healthy enough to participate.
Yency Almonte might be activated from the 10-day injured list during the Dodgers’ series against the Padres that begins on Tuesday, Roberts said. Almonte hasn’t pitched since August 3 due to elbow tightness, but the right-hander had a rehab outing scheduled for today with Triple-A Oklahoma City. In his first season in Los Angeles, Almonte has become an underrated piece of the bullpen mix, posting an excellent 1.15 ERA over 31 1/3 innings.
Some more from around the NL West…
- Madison Bumgarner has thrown his last pitch of the 2022 season, as while he isn’t injured, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert (Twitter links) and other reporters that the D’Backs will use younger starters in Bumgarner’s usual rotation spot. While Bumgarner avoided injury for the first time in his three Arizona seasons, there wasn’t much to love about the left-hander’s performance, either from a bottom-line (4.88 ERA in 158 2/3 innings) or Statcast perspective — Bumgarner did pitch generally well in the first half of the season before fading after the All-Star break. The Diamondbacks owe Bumgarner $37MM over the 2023-24 seasons, the two final years of the five-year, $85MM free agent deal that has thus far been a bust for the club.
- The Giants placed outfielder Luis Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list yesterday, as a lower-back strain has ended Gonzalez’s season. This is the second time back problems have sent Gonzalez to the IL this season, as Giants manager Gabe Kapler told Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle and other reporters that Gonzalez had “been dealing with it ever since he even got off the IL, and I just think he was a more explosive, dynamic player going into that injury….He really has earned the right to be out there, he’s battled less than optimal physical condition to give us everything he’s had.” In both his first season in San Francisco and in his first season with real Major League playing time, Gonzalez hit a respectable .254/.323/.360 over 350 plate appearances. As Kapler noted, the back injury certainly impacted Gonzalez’s performance — he had an .808 OPS in 180 PA prior to his first IL stint, and just a .552 OPS in 170 PA after returning to action in early July.
So where do the D-Backs and Bumgarner go from here? Is it really worth trying to salary dump him? Is there anything a team could potentially salvage from MadBum?
they should just cut him now TBH.
He should retire at season’s end and let people remember his SF career.
I’d take him on my team if Arizona eats all but $5M/yr. Not that he’s good or anything, but i’d love to see the reaction by MadBum when the ever-incompetent Shelton takes him out after 4 clean innings and 70 pitches.
They won’t salary dump him nor cut him and next year he’ll be tossing balls as a 5th starter, hopefully with still some gas in the tank. If 23 ends up as yet another bust my guess is they’ll drop the hammer then and say goodbye.
Nah I don’t think so did you read what they said? They wanna promote the young guns Hence: Ryne Nelson) Heck, maybe even Reyes Moronta can find himself in the mix in there let’s be real he’s most likely gonna be FA it’s obvious they don’t want him on the team anymore.
Don’t question a poster regarding “did you read” when obviously you didn’t, clown.
I did they literally said “Younger starters will be in place for MadBums rotation spot” did you read it or not?
in place for the rest of the year. let young guys finish the year. nothing said about not wanting him on team anymore, Kristin.
That makes sense.
2 years and $37 million say the D’Backs won’t just release him. A trade would be pretty hard to facilitate if he has any no-trade protection and unless the team was willing to trade him for pennies and get next to nothing in return
Did anyone seriously doubt that Anderson would be in the playoff rotation?
They should cut MadB just like the Nationals did to Maikel Franco or the Athletics and Elvis Andrus I thinks it’s time they cut the rope and he’ll be a “Good” dumpster dive for any team mainly.
Do have $37 million to loan AZ, clown?
Wdym??
get a map, freshpet
They’re paying the $37 million whether he’s on the team or not, so your comment seems pretty clownish to me.
Ah ok this makes sense now sorry Raymond
rct, you talking to me?
Gotya, wind, but letsgodbacks probably deserves the apology
Ayyyy no prob homie
Difference being Franco was on a one year deal and not owed much and Andrus was being paid by the Rangers. Arizona is not likely to eat $37 million just to clear a roster spot
We do need a bullpen.
MadBum should retire. He had a great career with SF. It’s the way he should be remembered.
If you send him $37M – he will listen
MadBum should retire. He had a great career with SF. It’s the way he should be remembered. Not Arizona.
He played in San Fran? Thought he came up a young snake fresh outta the egg.
Mad Bum should retire and be remembered for his SF career.
(I agree he should reject the assignment if there will be) He should become a FA and retire as a 2014 Giant.
MadBum should retire.
I’m confused. Do you think MadBum should retire????
I think he means he should re-tire his dirtbike. Put new tires on it. Make it safe as possible so he can be healthy to start 32 games each of the next 2 years.
Lol Mad Bum is not leaving $37 M on the table
I don’t think it’s a matter if MadBum is leaving $37M on the table—he’s not. But he’s lost money for the D-Backs.
The amount left to pay MadBum is actually $47M, because $10M has already been deferred. Dbacks won’t release MadBum and eat that amount, and MadBum won’t retire and leave that money on the table. Fans can express their opinions about what MadBum and/or the Dbacks should do, but MadBum and the Dbacks have a bit more at stake in those decisions than fans have.
Lol Mad Bum not leaving $37 M on the table
no way, not ever!
That can buy a lot of dirtbikes
Bumgarner had a chance to make the HoF based on his post season feats. Now he has no chance because of his time in Arizona.
Poor performance at the end of a career rarely if ever turns a Hall of Famer into a non-Hall of Famer. But MadBum needs much more than an amazing postseason resume to make the HOF
Not sure why everyone calls him Madbum, when he made it clear when he was in SF that he didn’t like the name. He said he didn’t mind Bum as a nickname, but otherwise he’d rather people just use his name.
And typical of every former star, underperforming in their later career, someone has to say “he should retire”. Like Bumgarner is going to walk away from $37M just to make some people happy.
Bum isn’t retiring, nor is Longoria, or Miguel Cabrera, and neither would any of us commenting here. To suggest otherwise is silly and unrealistic.
Don’t be so sure about Longo. He’s been really good the past couple years with the Giants—when he’s been healthy. But I’m not sure he wants to continue, though I’ve seen conflicting quotes from him.
MadBum isnt on here reading this, so we can all shorten his name when referring to him. Madison is a female name, anyway
Bum is shorter than Madbum, and yes, not that he’d be reading any of this, but it’s not a nickname he dislikes, like Madbum. Anytime someone tells me their preference of name, famous or not, I’ll show that person respect, and comply. It’s no skin off my nose to do so.
Bumgarner’s BBReF page photo is a little shocking. Looks like the mugshot from a guy that just stole your catalytic converter.
Trade him to Atlanta for Ozuna.
Older pitcher declines with age. News at 11:00.
AZ should’ve suspected something. He went from having good K rates in 2014-2016 (9.1/9, 9.6 & 10.0) to 8.2 and then 7.6 in 2017 & 2018. He rebounded in 2019, but that was a walk-year rebound.
He needs to convert to a bullpen role. Love MadBum….find a way to be productive on the way out. Smoltz did.
He needs to convert to a bullpenu role. Love MadBum….find a way to be productive on the way out. Smoltz did.
He needs to convert to a bullpenu role. Love MadBum….find a way to be productive on the way out. Smoltz did.