In recent years, the Los Angeles Dodgers have dealt with a number of injuries to their pitching staff. Last season, a total of 12 Dodgers pitchers landed on the injured list at some point in 2024.<\/p>\n
The myriad injuries left the Dodgers with only three starting pitchers and an overworked bullpen once October rolled around.<\/p>\n
Although it all worked out and the Dodgers ultimately won the World Series, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said a short-term solution to the pitching staff\u2019s injury issues was their aggressive pursuits this winter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure some of [our past injury problems] created some of the mindset this offseason,\u201d Friedman said, via Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times. \u201cJust to be as prepared as we possibly could be.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n More news: Dave Roberts Doesn\u2019t Know When Shohei Ohtani Will Throw Next Bullpen for Dodgers<\/p>\n As for the long-term solution, veteran southpaw Clayton Kershaw revealed what the Dodgers will do differently with their pitchers in 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the Dodgers are going to change that a little bit,\u201d Kershaw said on Foul Territory. \u201cI think the guys are going to start throwing more in the minor leagues.<\/p>\n \u201cThere might be something to be said about just throwing more, some endurance-based throwing. Maybe just building up your strength without throwing as hard as you can, just throwing more pitches, more throws in between starts. We\u2019ve tried the less approach, maybe we need to do the more approach. Which it seems pretty oversimplified, and I know there\u2019s a lot more to it, but it\u2019s probably worth a shot.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n