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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > State Of The Dodgers: Starting Rotation Depth
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State Of The Dodgers: Starting Rotation Depth

Jeff Spiegel
January 2, 2017
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The long shots: Brock Stewart, Ross Stripling.

Talk about organizational depth. Both Stewart and Stripling would be back-end starters for multiple teams.

In 14 starts last season (fifth on the team), Stripling was excellent, posting a 3.96 ERA. And Stripling nearly threw a no-hitter in his MLB debut. Perhaps what was most impressive, was the right-hander finished the season in long relief.

In his last five appearances, Stripling pitched 17.2 innings and showed no signs of wearing down — yielding a 3.06 ERA with 17 strikeouts. The truth is, that might be his long-term future with the Dodgers — as a bullpen arm that can provide spot starts and multiple innings when needed.

The final name on this list is Stewart, the 25-year-old who also made his Major League debut last season. In total, Stewart made seven appearances (five starts) with the Dodgers and sported a 5.79 ERA.

In watching Stewart’s first two appearances, the feeling was the results were a product of bad luck more than anything — weakly hit bloopers, seeing-eye-singles, etc.

That said, Stewart’s first two starts were rough: nine innings pitched, 14 earned runs allowed, 18 hits. His final three starts? 15 innings, three runs, 12 hits, 15 strikeouts. That line includes five scoreless innings with a career-high eight strikeouts against the Chicago Cubs.

So yes, the talent is there.

All in all, there are worse problems to have than too many starting pitchers. You don’t want it to ruin the clubhouse, but in December, it’s a good spot to be in.

As usual, if this group can stay healthy, they’ll be among the best in baseball. Then again, haven’t we heard that before?

The first installment in the State of the Dodgers was an overview of the 40-man roster, which can be read here.

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TAGGED:Alex WoodBrandon McCarthyBrock StewartClayton KershawHyun-Jin Ryujose de leonJulio UríasKenta MaedaLos Angeles DodgersRich HillRoss StriplingScott KazmirState of the Dodgers
ByJeff Spiegel
Jeff Spiegel was raised in California but currently resides in Portland, Oregon. After graduating from the University of Oregon, he worked in sports before entering journalism full time — first as a Sports Reporter and then as the Associate Editor of a local newspaper. Online, he has been writing about both the Dodgers and Raiders since 2012 — having written for DodgersNation.com and SBNation.com prior to joining both DodgerBlue.com and RaidersNation.com. He left full-time journalism in 2012 to become a pastor. Jeff can be found on Twitter at @JeffSpiegel. Favorite Dodger I'm going past and present (sort of) on this one. Recently, I was a die hard Yasiel Puig guy. The energy he played with was amazing and the hope and expectation he brought every single night was captivating. Whether it was a rifle from the warning track to throw a guy out at second, an aggressive bat flip or licking his bat, I was here for ALL of the Yasiel Puig era. Past tense, I'd go with Eric Gagné. This wasn't so much about Gagné himself as it was the experience of cheering for him. Yes, he was on steroids — but the dude was unlike any pitcher I've ever seen — he was NASTY. I still stand by the claim that if I needed one out and my life depended on it, and could choose any pitcher from any era to get me that out, I'm taking roided up Gagné in a heartbeat. Favorite Dodger Moment A few jump to mind immediately. Being born in November of 1988, I missed the last World Series by weeks — which also meant I didn't get to see the Dodgers win a playoff game until I was nearly 16. They had made the playoffs in 1995 and 1996, but were swept both times. In 2004, though, I got to see them win behind a complete game shutout from Jose Lima, and that was pretty freaking special. The next in-person moment that came to mind was the Manny Ramirez bobblehead night pinch-hit grand slam from 2009. Vin Scully claimed it was the loudest he had heard Dodger Stadium in 20 years, and it's hard to disagree. As far as ones I didn't get to see live, I'll throw one more out there: the back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs that tied a game against the Padres in 2006 (plus the walk-off from Nomar Garciaparra in extra innings) was an all-timer. Obviously, the impending Dodgers World Series will quickly jump to the top of this list...
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