Dodgers notes: Gavin Stone, Shohei Ohtani, Dalton Rushing
Stone provided details of his October surgery. Plus a profile of Ohtani, a look at Dodgers organizational talent, starting pitcher depth, and a study of ABS challenge data.
Gavin Stone’s shoulder surgery was quite extensive. The Dodgers right-hander, who is on the 60-day injured list and not expected to pitch again until 2026, talked with Matthew Moreno at Dodger Blue about the details of his October procedure:
Tyler Kepner’s profile of Shohei Ohtani at The Athletic is worth your time. Within it he calls the star “the walking miracle of the Los Angeles Dodgers.”
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman at Yahoo Sports ranked MLB teams according to their organizational talent aged 26 and under. The Dodgers rank fifth in baseball, on the strength of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki, Dalton Rushing, Alex Freeland, and others.
“Rushing could be the starting catcher on more than half the big-league clubs right now,” Mintz wrote.
This is a nice overview of Dodgers starting pitching by Daniel R. Epstein at Forbes, but all I can think of in seeing the headline “The Dodgers Have More Starters Than Rotation Spots Available” is that baseball always finds a way to sort this out.
Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley at their Down on the Farm newsletter thoroughly analyzed ABS challenge data from Triple-A during the 2024 season to find some trends. Among their analyses — challenges of inside pitches don’t get overturned as often as others, and teams don’t challenge enough.
