Over the weekend Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts maintained Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Alex Wood were all very much part of the discussion for the two remaining spots in the club’s starting rotation.
Conventional wisdom has the odds lying in McCarthy’s and Wood’s favor. Kazmir pitched in a Major League game on Sunday for the first time since March 6. Kazmir battled the same command and lack of velocity that’s dogged him for much of the spring. His balky hip also was a factor.
Kazmir’s struggles led to Roberts conceding the left-hander was not pitching to the level that warrants a spot in the rotation.