![]() Second baseman Dee Gordon had been an All-Star in his first season at a new position but was coveted by the Marlins and dealt in an seven-player trade. Oft-injured shortstop Hanley Ramirez had become a moody annoyance in the clubhouse and a defensive liability on the field. ![]() The middle of the diamond was Ground Zero for the offseason makeover. Peralta or Howell figure to see the save chances while Jansen is sidelined. The reconfigured bullpen will be tested early, as Jansen could miss as many as the first five weeks of the season after undergoing foot surgery in the middle of February. Joel Peralta, Chris Hatcher and Juan Nicasio were all acquired in trades and will pitch key innings in 2015 (though Nicasio is also a candidate to flesh out the rotation if needed). So Friedman tore it apart and rebuilt it in the winter. The relief corps was supposed to be a strength of the Dodgers last season, but it underperformed thoroughly and instead became an Achilles heel -particularly in the Division Series loss to the Cardinals. That’s the main reason he is a former GM. Former Atlanta righty Brandon Beachy in February, but he’s recovering from a second Tommy John surgery and won’t be ready to return to the mound until around the All-Star break at the earliest.įormer GM Ned Colletti spent big in assembling the Dodgers’ 2014 bullpen. There is not much depth beyond that group, but the potential upside is strong if the Dodgers’ trainers can hold them together. And Brett Anderson was also signed despite a litany of injury problems that limited him to barely 200 innings over the past four years. Brandon McCarthy was signed to a four-year, $48 million contract as a free agent despite a history of shoulder problems. Nagging injuries limited Hyun-Jin Ryu to 152 innings - 40 fewer than in 2013, his first season with the team. But the Dodgers are crossing their fingers on the rest of the rotation. Zack Greinke returns as possibly the best No. He also led MLB in ERA (1.77) - for an unprecedented fourth consecutive season - winning percentage (.875), complete games (six) and WHIP (0.86) and led the NL in strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.71). Kershaw spotted the rest of the league a five-week head start (spending time on the DL for the first time in his career) and still led the majors with 21 wins. Clayton Kershaw became the first National League pitcher since Bob Gibson in 1968 to win both the Cy Young and MVP awards. A disappointing playoff performance against the Cardinals was the only blemish on one of the greatest seasons any pitcher has had in recent years.
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