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Dodgers To Reinstate Clayton Kershaw, Tyler Glasnow

By Darragh McDonald | July 21, 2024 at 10:59am CDT

The Dodgers have been scrambling to fill their rotation lately but will get a couple of big reinforcements back in the coming days. Manager Dave Roberts tells reporters that right-hander Tyler Glasnow and left-hander Clayton Kershaw will each come off the injured list to start on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Kershaw is on the 60-day IL and will need a 40-man roster spot to be opened prior to taking the ball. Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times was among those to relay the news on X.

It’s a pretty big moment for Kershaw, who is coming back from the most significant absence of his career. The southpaw went under the knife in November to repair the gleno-humeral ligaments and capsule of his left shoulder. Though surgeries for pitchers have become quite commonplace in today’s baseball landscape, this was actually the first one for the veteran.

Kershaw was a workhorse earlier in his career but has had some health issues in recent seasons. From 2010 to 2015, he logged at least 198 innings for six straight years but hasn’t hit that number since. Recent years have seen him miss time here and there, often due to back issues, but the shoulder was the big concern in 2023. He somehow managed to toss 131 2/3 innings with a 2.55 earned run average despite his fastball velocity declining throughout the season but then was torched in his lone playoff start, only recording one out against the Diamondbacks while being charged with six earned runs.

The shoulder issue eventually require the aforementioned surgery in November and then he re-signed with the Dodgers in February. The deal is a two-year pact with the second season being a player option. Kershaw has a base salary of just $5MM in both years of the deal but with the ability to earn far more if he’s healthy. He gets an extra $1MM for getting to six starts, $1.5MM each for his seventh, eighth and ninth starts and then $2MM after his tenth. The Dodgers can’t get around this by using an opener, as a relief outing wherein Kershaw records at least nine outs also counts. At this point in the calendar, it’s still possible for Kershaw to unlock all of those bonuses and there are similar escalators for his 2025 option.

He began a rehab assignment by pitching three innings at the Single-A level on June 19. He was then shut down due to some shoulder soreness but Roberts downplayed the significance and Kershaw restarted his rehab assignment again more recently. He tossed three innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City last Saturday and then four innings on Friday, getting up to 67 pitches in the most recent outing. He’s now set to resume a big league career that already includes 2,712 2/3 innings with a 2.48 ERA.

Glasnow’s absence was far more mild, as he landed on the IL prior to the break due to some low back tightness, but the dual returns are significant for the Dodgers as they have had plenty of rotation challenges. Dustin May and Emmet Sheehan are each done for the year, with Tony Gonsolin likely to be in that camp as well. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a rotator cuff strain that landed him on the 60-day IL, meaning he can’t return before mid-August. Bobby Miller struggled enough to get optioned down to the minors while Walker Buehler was ineffective before landing on the IL with a hip issue.

Amid all of those issues, the Dodgers have been using a rotation of veteran James Paxton, rookies Gavin Stone, Justin Wrobleski and Landon Knack, as well as occasional bullpen games. Getting Glasnow and Kershaw into that mix obviously helps, and the club will be promoting prospect River Ryan soon as well.

Though that group is about to be much stronger than it was heading into the All-Star break, the Dodgers are still expected to pursue rotation upgrades prior to the July 30 deadline. They have been connected to Garrett Crochet of the White Sox for weeks now and Bob Nightengale of USA Today mentions the fit again this morning, also adding that the club has interest in Tarik Skubal of the Tigers.

Though the Dodgers’ interest in Crochet has been known for a while, Nightengale adds that the Dodgers have discussed a blockbuster deal that would see them also acquire outfielder Luis Robert Jr. and maybe even reliever Michael Kopech as well. That’s not necessarily a big surprise, as teams usually discuss all kinds of various trade scenarios, with many of them not coming close to fruition.

But that does align with recent comments from president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, who suggested the Dodgers would be more focused on impact additions as opposed to marginal upgrades. The club has some holes but is understandably shooting for the stars at this point. They have made the playoffs in 11 straight years now and spent wildly in the offseason, adding Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani and others. Making the postseason for a 12th straight year won’t really count as an accomplishment for the club or its fans, so aiming high at the deadline and trying for a World Series seems to be the play.

Crochet would obviously fit the bill since he’s been one of the best pitchers in the league this year with a 3.02 ERA and 35.2% strikeout rate through 20 starts. There are some concerns about his workload since he’s already thrown more innings this year than in his entire professional career prior to this campaign, but he should be able to provide an impact even if moved to some kind of relief role down the stretch.

Robert also has some durability concerns as he’s only tallied 100 games in a season once, but that one occurrence was quite impressive. He got into 145 contests for the Sox last year and hit 38 home runs, stole 20 bases and provided quality defense in center field. Injuries have been a problem before and have cropped up again this year, as he missed two months due to a right hip flexor strain. But he’s been great in his limited time, with 11 homers and 11 steals in just 45 games. His 32.6% strikeout rate is a career high but his 10.2% walk rate is almost twice his career pace.

He could fit into a Dodger outfield that has seen Mookie Betts move to the infield and then head to the injured list. Teoscar Hernández is having a good year but it’s flimsy apart from that. Andy Pages and Miguel Vargas are doing well overall but most of their damage has come against lefties. Ideally, they would be platooned with Jason Heyward, but Heyward is also on the IL. James Outman is hitting just .153/.250/.258 on the year and was optioned to the minors for a while, only getting recalled when Heyward went on the shelf. Utility players Chris Taylor, Enrique Hernández and Cavan Biggio have also struggled.

In addition to their talents, both players would be incredibly attractive due to their financial situations. Crochet is in his first arbitration season but his injury absences have limited him to a salary of $800K this year. He has two arb seasons left after this one and will be in line for a decent raises, but from a very modest base. Robert is making $12.5MM this year, far more than Crochet but still a bargain for a player of his talents. He’ll then make $15MM next year with a pair of $20MM club options after that.

Each player has significant trade value in a vacuum but it would take a massive blockbuster haul for the Dodgers to get both. Their farm system is considered strong but whether a deal can come together or not will depend on what kind of price the Sox are asking for and what other teams are offering. But at 27-73 and with a farm system that isn’t especially well regarded, it makes sense the Sox are considering trading almost anyone and it seems they are doing just that.

Kopech can’t match either Crochet or Robert in terms of huge appeal, but he would have some value in his own right. After some inconsistent results as a starter, the Sox have been using him as their closer this year with some interesting but mixed results. His 5.05 ERA isn’t going to wow anyone and his 12.7% walk rate is concerning, but he has punched out 30.9% of batters faced. He’s only making $3MM this year and can be retained via arbitration for another season after this.

As for Skubal, it’s understandable why the Dodgers or any other club would be interested. He is a Cy Young candidate this year with a 2.41 ERA, 30.8% strikeout rate, 4.6% walk rate and 47.4% ground ball rate. He’s making a modest $2.65MM and has two seasons of club control beyond this one.

But that also makes him plenty appealing to the Tigers and it’s fair to wonder how available he is. The club once seemed buried in the standings but have been hot lately, winning 11 of their last 14 and climbing to within five games of a playoff spot. Getting Skubal away from Detroit was probably going to take a haul even when they were in seller position but it’s probably become more difficult in recent weeks.

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  1. BlueSkies_LA

    11 months ago

    Stranger things have happened but I don’t see the Dodgers coming away from the trade deadline with a top of the rotation starter. The pickings are just too slim and they have too many other options.

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    • CardsFan57

      11 months ago

      The Dodgers are in a good position to just wait for their injured players to return.

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  2. oscar gamble

    11 months ago

    @Dodger Fans: Who would you like to see go when Glasnow and Kershaw come back?

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    • Mojo37

      11 months ago

      Ohio comedy aside, it will be the kid starters with options that go down. Either Knack and Wrobleski or if River Ryan comes up to start on Mon or Tues in place of one of them, he’d go down.

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      • Mojo37

        11 months ago

        though it’s possible they go with 6 starters in which case only one gets optioned

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      • BlueSkies_LA

        11 months ago

        Monday’s starter is still TBA so I suspect it’s going to be Ryan. As much as I’d like to see him gone, they really can’t DFA Biggio at this time. He did lay down a really good bunt yesterday though.

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    • highflyballintorightfield

      11 months ago

      Dodgers have been putting a lot of hard mileage on bullpen journeymen like Johan and Banda, and it’s been getting scary lately. I’d rather keep Knack and Wrobleski and move them to the pen, in part to provide extra length for the inevitable bullpen games. But that probably won’t happen.

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      • Mojo37

        11 months ago

        moving those two starters to the pen seems very unlikely. especially with Graterol and and Grove on the horizon

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    • oscar gamble

      11 months ago

      Paxton apparently is going to be one of the pitchers leaving

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  3. ohyeadam

    11 months ago

    Paredes from TBR would be a big upgrade for their infield. Play 3B until Muncy comes back then take over 2B for Lux. If they’re looking at Crochet/Robert/Kopech maybe a Paredes/Eflin/Arozarena package? It would be a lot cheaper prospect wise

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    • Mojo37

      11 months ago

      I like it but TB may be hanging onto a wild card dream.

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  4. highflyballintorightfield

    11 months ago

    It must be tough being a Tigers fan. There’s zero reason, none, that they should trade Skubal, but the rest of just accept that the Tigers’ proper role is to provide their best players to other teams.

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    • Stat_head

      11 months ago

      That will change. Winning the series against the Dodgers on 2 bunts was pretty fun. Helps ease the pain.

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      • Mojo37

        11 months ago

        happy we could help

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  5. PutPeteinthehall

    11 months ago

    Will be interested to see if Kershaw has any gas left. I kind of doubt it.

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  6. mab51357

    11 months ago

    Should be some interesting pitching matchups for this week’s Giants series. Snell seems to have finally righted the ship and Robbie Ray is in line to make Giants debut Wednesday or Thursday. I know the Dodgers are happy to get Glasnow back and we should get a nice indication as to what Kershaw looks like again. That, plus it’s Dodgers & Giants.

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  7. User 4204968895

    11 months ago

    Dodgers have Kershaw and Glasnow coming back and Breslow’s asleep in a dumpster….

    SMH

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  8. YankeesBleacherCreature

    11 months ago

    Glad to see Kershaw back again.

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  9. snowyphile1

    11 months ago

    It will not go well for Kershaw.

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