As we hit the one month mark into the 2023 season, it has become painfully clear that the LA pitching staff isn’t the strong suit it was a year ago. In 2022, the Dodgers led all of baseball with a 2.80 staff ERA and was second in reliever ERA at 2.87.
This year is far from the same.
Up to this point, the staff owns a 4.45 ERA over the first 27 games with the bullpen posting an unsightly 5.05 ERA. Despite the struggles, the Dodgers will still keep running the same guys out there. President of baseball ops, Andrew Friedman shared his thoughts on the bullpen recently.