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Tom Koehler Undergoes Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery

By Steve Adams | July 24, 2018 at 5:15pm CDT

The Dodgers announced to reporters this afternoon that right-hander Tom Koehler has undergone season-ending shoulder surgery (Twitter link via SportsNet L.A.’s Alanna Rizzo).

Los Angeles signed Koehler, a longtime starter for the Marlins, to a one-year, $2MM deal this winter in the hopes of converting him into a bullpen piece. The 32-year-old had made just one relief appearance from 2014-17 when the Blue Jays picked him up and shifted him to the ’pen last season. That experiment apparently piqued the interest of the Dodgers, who’d hoped Koehler could be a low-cost replacement for Brandon Morrow, who departed via free agency over the winter.

That, of course, has not been how things have panned out. Koehler was diagnosed with an anterior capsule strain early in Spring Training and had a setback in his recovery in June. The hope at the time of that setback was that he’d be able to join the Dodgers in August, but he’ll now miss the entire season and could quite likely see his Dodgers tenure end altogether without throwing so much as a single pitch in a game setting.

The Dodgers will have the option of retaining Koehler via arbitration, as he’ll finish out the season with five years, 152 days of Major League service time. Koehler wouldn’t earn a raise in arbitration after missing the entire season, but he’d likely command a salary identical to this season’s $2MM mark. Even the deep-pocketed Dodgers seem likely to non-tender him given that fact, though they could certainly bring him back to the organization on a minor league contract.

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  1. bkemp27

    5 years ago

    Waste of money

    Reply
    • BlueSkyLA

      5 years ago

      Right down the toilet.

      Reply
      • MahatmaGagne

        5 years ago

        We should adopt the Orioles approach or philosophy on medicals.

        I wonder if we can trade for the Orioles medical staff and get their Dr. Mengele so we donlt sign injured players anymore?

        Reply
  2. JDGoat

    5 years ago

    I think you have his appearances mixed up in Toronto. He only made one start but had 14 relief appearances.

    Reply
  3. Jordan

    5 years ago

    Omg. Nooooooooooo. Lol. Later Tom.

    Reply
  4. citizen

    5 years ago

    Dodgers #1 at signing pitchers who get injured.

    Reply
    • gogoblue

      5 years ago

      And yet the Dodgers are still at the top of their division, lol. At least the Dodgers have deep farm system to withstand all those pitcher injuries. Look at the Mets for comparison.

      Reply
  5. itslonelyatthetrop

    5 years ago

    This the guy who puts his Dad’s initials in the mound dirt before every start?

    Reply
  6. Dodgers13

    5 years ago

    I don’t see them resigning there are a lot of free agent relievers that the Dodgers can purchase if they were to resign it would be at very low cost.

    Reply
  7. bigpapi4everandever

    5 years ago

    Goodnight, sweet prince.

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