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With those aforementioned names on the shelf, there\u2019s seemingly an imbalance with lefty versus righty relievers. Ben Casparius has been forced to toggle back-and-forth between being a long reliever and a high-leverage arm given the Dodgers\u2019 need for a right-handed pitcher.<\/p>\n
As has been the case recently, Casparius appears to be overworked.<\/p>\n
Another flame-throwing righty with the ability to strike people out is Michael Kopech. The Texas native recently went back on the IL after it was reported that he underwent surgery to correct a torn meniscus in his knee.<\/p>\n
When speaking with the media, manager Dave Roberts offered this update on his talented right-handed reliever. Fortunately for the ballclub, it appears as if they dodged some seriously bad news given the hopeful prognosis.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a minor cleanup,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cDon\u2019t know a timetable. But it was just something that was bothering him. I think with the knee, if there\u2019s certain things that trigger it then it\u2019s just not sustainable to manage it. We got to that point. From what I understand, the surgery went well and he\u2019ll be back this season.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The news couldn\u2019t have been better for the Dodgers. Since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox at last year\u2019s trade deadline, Kopech has proven to be one of the most important arms in the bullpen. He began the year on the IL this season with a shoulder issue \u2014 though rejoined the club a little over a month into the season.<\/p>\n On the year in eight appearances, he\u2019s yet to allow an earned run. Though it\u2019s a somewhat small sample size, all of his analytics indicate that Kopech was on course to have a very good season.<\/p>\n As is always the case with Los Angeles, getting him (and others) healthy for the postseason run is the top priority.<\/p>\n Photo Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n Have you joined our\u00a0<\/em>Discord Channel\u00a0yet? Be a part of the ultimate Dodgers Nation community and get VIP Nation Access! Don\u2019t miss out on real-time Dodgers talk, call-in access to Dodgers Dougout, behind-the-scenes content, exclusive interviews, giveaways, and more!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Michael Kopech is expected to rejoin the team at some point this year after having knee surgery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n