"With Kershaw out of the fold, the projected 13-man group for the Wild Card round could look something like this: Starting Pitchers: Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani (3) Ohtani has the unique distinction not being counted as a pitcher- meaning that the Dodgers technically have the advantage over every other team being able to carry an extra pitcher with Ohtani also being a two-way star."
"The three starters for this Wild Card series seem very straightforward. Following LA's sweep over Seattle, manager Dave Roberts revealed Blake Snell is likely set to start Game 1 of the Wild Card Series with Yoshinobu Yamamoto following in Game 2. If Game 3 is necessary, Ohtani will likely take the mound for LA. Relief Pitchers: Tyler Glasnow, Emmet Sheehan, Blake Treinen, Edgardo Henriquez, Roki Sasaki, Alex Vesia,"
"Due to those three assuming the role as the starters in the short series, Glasnow will move to the 'pen. Considering the stuff he brings to the table, Glasnow easily could feature in a a high-leverage situation. There's also a world where he comes in after one of the starters and presumably closes out a game going 3-4 innings. He also adds quality stuff from the right side - something significant considering hte team's struggles with its right-handed options."
October baseball officially begins for the Los Angeles Dodgers with a best-of-three Wild Card series against the Cincinnati Reds starting Tuesday at 6:08 p.m. PT. Clayton Kershaw will not be included on the initial postseason roster despite being slated to start the final regular-season game. The projected 13-man roster features starters Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani, with Ohtani not counted as a pitcher allowing an extra bullpen arm. Blake Glasnow is expected to move to the bullpen and could work in high-leverage outings or multiple innings. The relief corps includes a mix of right-handed and left-handed options such as Alex Vesia and Ben Casparius.
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