{"id":87335,"date":"2025-08-10T01:51:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T01:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=87335"},"modified":"2025-08-10T01:51:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T01:51:04","slug":"dodgers-rumors-will-3-key-relievers-return-from-injury-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=87335","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers rumors: Will 3 key relievers return from injury in August?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">The Dodgers bullpen has been crushed by injuries, but Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, and Michael Kopech could return soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tanner-Scott-with-LA-Dodgers.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tanner Scott (66) throws against the Minnesota Twins during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium.\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0have hit a bit of a skid in recent weeks, but still hold the NL West lead. Since July 4, they are 10-17 and have lost seven games in the standings to the San Diego Padres.The\u00a0Dodgers&#8217; bullpen has been crushed by injuries, which is a similar story to last regular season. But ESPN&#8217;s Alden Gonzalez says that\u00a0Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, and Michael Kopech\u00a0could all be returning before September.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cKopech, nursing a right knee injury, has been throwing bullpen sessions and is expected to be activated once he&#8217;s eligible to come off the 60-day injured list in late August,\u201d Gonzalez reported. \u201cLeft-hander Scott, dealing with elbow inflammation, has also been throwing off a mound and doesn&#8217;t seem far off, either. Yates&#8217; situation, though, is a little hazier. The 38-year-old right-hander had been dealing with lower back pain for a couple weeks before landing on the IL at the start of August. There is no timetable for his return, though it seems possible that he, too, can be back before the end of the month.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers signed Scott and Yates this past offseason to bolster their bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>Kopech came over from the Chicago White Sox in a MLB trade deadline deal in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>With all three of those pitchers at the backend of their bullpen, they will be difficult to beat in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>While the Dodgers have been without these three pitchers, their bullpen has struggled.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Wrobleski has helped them by pitching well in bulk appearances, but that can&#8217;t last forever.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0Dustin May gone at the trade deadline, they need the pitching depth to repeat as World Series champions. Scott was dominant for the San Diego Padres last postseason and should bring that to the Dodgers this October.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dodgers bullpen has been crushed by injuries, but Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, and Michael Kopech could return soon. 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