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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers Now Comfortable Having Dennis Santana Fill Long Reliever Role Than They Were On Opening Day
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Dodgers Now Comfortable Having Dennis Santana Fill Long Reliever Role Than They Were On Opening Day

Matthew Moreno
April 8, 2019
2 Min Read
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
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Injuries to Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill not only forced the Los Angeles Dodgers to juggle their starting rotation for Opening Day, but the bullpen outlook as well.

Assuming full health, the Dodgers’ relief corps was expected to consist of Scott Alexander, Pedro Baez, Dylan Floro, Yimi Garcia, Kenley Jansen, Joe Kelly, Ross Stripling, and Caleb Ferguson or Julio Urias.

However, Stripling and Urias were moved into the rotation, which cemented Ferguson’s place on the Opening Day roster and created one other opportunity. The Dodgers sought length from the final spot in their bullpen, and were down to deciding between Dennis Santana and Brock Stewart.

To little surprise, the nod went to Stewart, and Santana was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. However, Santana was recalled Sunday, taking the place of Stewart on the active roster.

Dodgers manger Dave Roberts explained the club is now more comfortable asking Santana to provide length out of the bullpen, per Jorge Castillo of the L.A. Times:

“To put a young player in a potential long inning, we didn’t feel comfortable with that,” Roberts said before the Dodgers’ series finale at Coors Field Sunday. “So for him to build up into the season, there was a couple more weeks that he had a chance to build up. We feel better about the role.”

Santana’s arrival was in response to Roberts using six relief pitchers in each of the first two games at Coors Field. Stewart pitched last Friday, which was another rocky appearance for him this season.

He’s allowed eight runs on nine hits (two home runs) in just four innings pitched across three appearances, yielding an 18.00 ERA and 2.75 WHIP.

Santana immediately provided relief for the Dodgers bullpen by logging the final 2.2 innings of Sunday’s rout. He allowed one run on two hits and struck out two.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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