The Dodgers are once again in the midst of a September struggle. While some of it is on the offense, LA’s big three in the rotation of Hyun-Jin Ryu, Clayton Kershaw, and Walker Buehler have all struggled lately and Will Smith is starting to get some blame for their struggles.
David Vassegh was the first to bring up that the rotation troubles could be linked to Smith, and Dave Roberts also told reporters recently that there is a learning curve that comes with Will Smith. To further investigate how the big three in the rotation have done pitching to Will Smith, here are the stats pitching to each catcher for Hyun-Jin Ryu:
Austin Barnes catching: 13 innings, 2.