Catcher Kyle Farmer was recalled Wednesday. Right-hander Brock Stewart was returned to Triple-A Oklahoma City following his start against the Pirates on Tuesday. 329 with eight home runs and 49 RBI in 92 games at both levels. Ruiz, only 19, was signed out of Venezuela in 2014 and went from Class-A Great Lakes to Rancho Cucamonga of the Cal League this year. ![]() He is a potential September call-up with the Dodgers. In 24 combined appearances at three levels, Buehler has gone 3-3 with a 3.63 ERA, 117 strikeouts and 29 walks in 83 innings. One of the top pitching prospects in baseball, Buehler has gone from Class-A to Triple-A this season, his first full season since undergoing Tommy John surgery. Triple-A right-hander Walker Buehler and Class-A catcher Keibert Ruiz were named winners of the Branch Rickey awards as the Dodgers’ minor-league pitcher and player of the year for 2017. And I think caution won out.”Īsked if Kershaw nonetheless remains unconvinced, Roberts smiled and said, “Probably.” AWARD WINNERS … So we went through a lot of scenarios and reasons why and why he shouldn’t. “He’s earned that respect of having that conversation. 1 – is really the best thing for all of us,” Roberts said. “For us, the luxury of being able to take the long view – and Clayton’s health being No. That reasoning appears to be lost on Kershaw. The Dodgers have spent most of the time since then holding him back, preferring to proceed with caution in his recovery with the awareness that there is no compelling reason in the standings for him to be pitching now. Kershaw has not pitched in a big-league game since leaving after two innings on July 23 with a lower back strain. You’ve just got to go pitch in the big leagues.” You’ve just got to go do it,” Kershaw said. “But we’re going to stick with the plan and have him pitch for OKC on Saturday.”Įarlier this week, Kershaw said he has felt healthy enough to be pitching in major-league games for 10 days and bemoaned the need for a rehab assignment. ![]() “The encouraging thing is he came out of it feeling good about things, obviously wanting to pitch for us on Saturday,” Roberts said. A bullpen game started by long reliever Ross Stripling is the most likely option at this point. The Dodgers do not have a starter for Saturday with Alex Wood on the DL. Roberts acknowledged that Kershaw has tried to convince them that he should pitch Saturday in Los Angeles rather than make a rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Meanwhile, Kershaw’s latest throwing session was followed by private discussions among the Dodgers’ decision-makers and Kershaw. “With the back or whatever, it might have been not allowing him to be as effective with his pitch mix. He looks strong and the execution was really good,” Roberts said. He will come off the DL to start on Sunday in Los Angeles. Right-hander Yu Darvish and left-hander Clayton Kershaw threw back-to-back bullpen sessions before Wednesday’s game with Roberts and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt among those watching.ĭarvish has worked with Honeycutt on some mechanical adjustments in his delivery during two throwing sessions this week.
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