The Dodgers added a multi-inning arm to the pitching staff, selecting veteran lefty Andrew Heaney onto the major league roster. Righty Will Klein was optioned after he threw 30 pitches last night, which presumably took him out of the mix for the final two games of the regular season. The Dodgers opened a 40-man roster spot by recalling righty Nick Frasso and placing him on the major league 60-day injured list. Frasso’s injury is unknown; he’ll collect a little over $8K and pick up his first two days of service time for a weekend on the MLB roster.
Heaney signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers a couple days after he was released by the Pirates. They got that across the finish line just before the noon Eastern deadline on September 1 for players to be eligible for postseason play. Heaney would be available for L.A. in October, though it’s likelier they’re bringing him up to eat some low-leverage innings against the Mariners tonight or tomorrow.
The Dodgers are already locked into the #3 seed in the National League. They’ll host the Mets or Reds in a Wild Card Series that begins on Tuesday. The final two regular season games are irrelevant for playoff seeding. (Seattle is guaranteed to be the #2 seed in the American League, so this doesn’t mean much to them either.) The focus is on arranging their pitching staff to be in the best shape possible for next week.
They limited Emmet Sheehan to one inning in last night’s start. Sheehan will move to the bullpen in the postseason and could be the best right-hander in a spotty relief corps. Tyler Glasnow starts tonight. He’s their presumed Game 3 starter behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Blake Snell. Glasnow would be on regular rest for that contest, which would be played on Thursday if they split the first two of that three-game set. Still, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they lift Glasnow after an abbreviated start tonight to make sure he’s fresh for that outing. Clayton Kershaw is listed as tomorrow’s starter. He might be in the playoff bullpen, so that appearance may last only an inning or two as well.
Heaney logged 120 1/3 innings over 26 appearances (23 starts) with Pittsburgh. He posted a 2.50 ERA through the end of April but saw his numbers regress with each month. Heaney allowed at least 4.74 earned runs per nine in each of the following four months. That included 15 earned across 13 1/3 frames in August that led Pittsburgh to move on. He was much better with Triple-A Oklahoma City after signing with the Dodgers. The 34-year-old tossed 10 innings of one-run ball with 13 strikeouts and two walks.
was hoping Klein was going to stick on the playoff roster. he might be back i guess but would have rather seen Tanner get a sudden hamstring pull or some other fake injury.
Klein’s out today ’cause he threw 2.2 innings the last two games. Heany’s up for a fresh arm. As to playoff roster, I think Klein will be a victim of the number crunch. Can only carry up to 13 pitchers in postseason. They’re not gonna drop Scott. Klein might get the call in place of Henriquez or Treinen, but I doubt it.
Snell, Yamamoto, Glasnow are the starters.
Kershaw, Sheehan, Vesia, Scott, Wrobleski, Dreyer, Banda, Sasaki, Henriquez, Treinen figure to be the pen.
Ohtani doesn’t count.
Ohtani doesn’t count against the allowed number of pitchers, but he will count when it comes to needing a 4th starter in an NLDS, and that could happen in Game 1. Presumably Yamamoto gets the ball in the first game of the Wildcard and won’t be available again until NLDS Game 2. Glasnow is set up to start Game 3 of the Wildcard if necessary and NLDS Game 1 if not. Ohtani probably gets this start if the Wildcard goes three.
Understand why Klein is the odd man out for now, but Heany seems like an odd choice. Hard to imagine many situations where he gets used before Kershaw, Wrobleski or Sheehan.
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I don’t think they throw Yamamoto on 4 days rest on Tuesday. (He pitched on the 25th) My guess is Ohtani throws Tuesday, Snell on Wednesday and Yoshi’s the man if needed in Game 3 of Wild Card. Otherwise he pitches game 1 of NLDS. Or Glas pitches the 3rd Wild Card and Yoshi still opens the NLDS.
Heany isn’t likely for postseason roster. He’s there for filler today/tomorrow.
Right you are, I miscounted. He could still be started in Game 2 however. Heany is filler for sure, but if he doesn’t get carried on the postseason roster then somebody else will.
Imperfect but more than content to ride with these arms vs everyone else’s.
He is still eligible for the post season.
Apparently you were asleep all of October 2024. Go back to sleep.
Stop embarrassing yourself.
Hurts whom, exactly? There are no guarantees in the postseason. Dodgers have been there 12 out of the last 13 seasons.
Pray tell, what sterling example of MLB success do you root for? Or are you simply a lame troll hater?
What a surprise. Instead of answering my question about who you root for, you repeat your nonsense.
Please don’t feed the trolls.
Sad little puppy, 69th.
Funny, I don’t see you posting the profit from those years. I’d bet that the Dodgers also have the highest profit from that same stretch. Not sure how that would be a negative unless you think that profit doesn’t matter if you don’t win a ring every year.
Why are you even here? Loser
“the greatest failure in all of modern sports
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Blah blah blah”
Muted
Amazing you’d spend all that energy on that read-out of dodgers history ( not a dodger guy here )
They need to start doing age verification on here.
Never mind age, how about IQ?
IQ verification
Both have to be over 18
I’m convinced the Dodgers are going to use Kershaw and Glassnow as piggy backs in the WC series.
I’m convinced the WC will be over after 2 games so your piggyback won’t be needed. At least not in that round.
Things are setup pretty well for ohtani + Kersh in game 1.
That’s possible.
I love when someone writes “no but seriously” and then the subsequent words are very non serious trolling nonsense.
Oh well, was just a few seconds of my life I’d want back, no biggie
The income from signing Ohtani pays for a considerable amount of the payroll. From advertising, deals made with international companies, etc, it’s been a huge win that supplements their income, which is already great.
You say they pay so much. But every year they are winning and giving the team their best chance to win. And the organization always turns a profit. So the high payroll spending actually hurt anything.
Unless you’re concerned about the ownership money making ability.
Facts.
Before claiming that this final series of the season is meaningless to both teams, consider how home field advantage is decided if the Dodgers and Mariners meet in the World Series. It actually comes down entirely to who wins this series. (Yes, it does.)
Good point. Hadn’t thought of it.
Don’t feel badly. As far as I could tell none of the broadcasters picked up on this either.
Seriously doubt either team’s gonna be playing with that in mind
Dodgers need to pitch who ever is most likely to give up a couple homers to Super Cal.
You mean like last night?
Wait, I know that song…
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious right? Even though the doing of it is really quite atrocious…
I wouldn’t be opposed to that world series. They did what I asked of them and kept the Astros from winning the West and getting into the playoffs (hopefully).
That’s enough from you, Mary Poppins.
Just a spoonful of Mariners helps the Astros go down…
End of the year stress. Comes out in the comments. Yikes for the players.! Conforto? Is he gonna make the playoff roster? If any of us were to blunder a near year in our jobs as he has. . . .
Conforto is somewhat schizophrenic at the moment. He’s done some good things recently. And then does some bonehead things directly afterwards.
He’s had a 161 game audition. I can’t imagine that he gets meaningful at bats in the post-season. Left-handed pinch hitter? Maybe?
Since hitting is his problem it is doubtful they will carry him to pinch hit.
I didn’t realize Frasso was hurt again. If memory serves, he wasn’t that effective in AAA early in the season when the Dodgers needed pitching so he missed a chance.
Wouldn’t hurt to have Heaney on the postseason roster. Dodgers will need plenty of arms with the likes of Glasnow, Snell, and Kershaw potentially pitching. Injury bug doesn’t end beyond the season and who knows what happens to them during the postseason. Heaney wouldn’t be a horrible option coming in at times to relieve a starter to prevent an injury. Things could go south quickly for the Dodgers if Snell, Glasnow, or Kershaw go down with injuries. Limiting their innings and pitch count, could prevent those injuries.
No way Heany makes the postseason roster.
Snell, Yamamoto, Glasnow are the starters.
Kershaw, Sheehan, Vesia, Scott, Wrobleski, Dreyer, Banda, Sasaki, Henriquez, Treinen figure to be the pen.
Plus Ohtani who doesn’t count against maximum.
Didn’t they leave Kershaw off the WC series roster?
Klein has been a pleasant surprise since he returned. Nice to have him in case of injury or if they need a righty in later rounds.
He’ll be replacing Heaney on the postseason roster. 50+ pitches tonight and did well until Heaney gave up a 3 run blast.
But he ate up two innings, and that’s the point of having him on the roster tonight. There’s a good chance he’ll pitch an inning or two tomorrow as well. A well rested bullpen is very important going into the postseason.
The only thing at stake tonight and tomorrow is home field advantage of the Dodgers and Mariners play in the world series. So let then rest and tune up.
Not at stake anymore. The Dodgers win on Saturday secures home field advantage for them against the Mariners. Sunday will be a gloried exhibition game — except it will also be Kershaw’s very last regular season appearance.
Anthony, your “presumption” that Tyler is starting in the WC series is wrong. He’s in the bullpen. Shohei is getting a start.
Assuming the dodgers name it to the series, well have to see how the postseason has affected their staff up to that point.
Adjustments had to be made on the fly last year, and I would think the same could happen this year. Just in reverse from the issue being starting pitching last year and bullpen this year.
Here’s to hoping everyone stays healthy and very effective so these decisions take care of themselves.
He will be a starter in the LDS, IF they advance. My comment was specific to the wild card (WS)series only.
I don’t know, I’d also presume the Dodgers are looking at Glasnow as a starter. Though probably not for game 3
I think it’ll be Ohtani then Yamamoto and Snell in some order for games 2 and 3 or game 1 of the NLDS. Then Glasnow (unless he’s used in an emergency situation before that).
69th rounder
Yankees and Mets were outspending Dodgers and I doubt you even know about the parking lot attendant.
I have no problem with someone who roots for small market teams over big market teams, but Dodgers are not unique just because they defeated the Yankees in last year’s WS.
No it won’t, calm down jeez