7:40PM: Roberts up to date reporters (together with Jack Harris) with the information that Ryan has a UCL pressure. It’s nonetheless too early to inform if the damage might be handled with out surgical procedure, or if Ryan will finally want a Tommy John or brace process.
1:38PM: Dodgers starter River Ryan is completed for the season after struggling an elbow damage in his final outing (per Juan Toribio of MLB.com). Supervisor Dave Roberts says the staff remains to be determining the right prognosis and the following steps for the 25-year-old hurler, however he will be unable to return to the mound in 2024 (per Jack Harris of the LA Instances). Even when Ryan is ready to keep away from a worst-case situation of a significant surgical procedure, he merely received’t have time to relaxation, rehab, and return earlier than the top of the yr. The Dodgers have positioned Ryan on the 15-day injured record, and recalled Landon Knack forward of at the moment’s sequence finale towards the Pirates.
Ryan is extensively thought-about one of many prime pitching prospects within the Dodgers group – if not one of many prime pitching prospects in baseball. Though a shoulder damage held him again firstly of the yr, he has appeared phenomenal since his return. The righty posted a 2.66 ERA over six begins at Triple-A and a 1.33 ERA throughout his first 4 begins within the majors. His four-seam fastball sits simply above 96 mph, and his slider and curveball each appear like they may very well be dominant secondary choices. Ryan’s underlying numbers aren’t fairly as spectacular as his ERA, however his 4.50 SIERA and three.97 xERA are nonetheless strong for a younger pitcher who was thrust into an enormous league position before anticipated.
Certainly, Ryan made his massive league debut after the All-Star break as a result of the Dodgers had been determined for pitching. As we speak, he has change into one other one of many staff’s many injured starters. The state of affairs is slightly higher now that Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw are wholesome and Jack Flaherty has entered the equation, however Ryan now joins such teammates as Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Walker Buehler, and Dustin Could on the injured record.
It’s only a matter of time earlier than Ryan is transferred to the 60-day IL, probably when certainly one of Max Muncy or Tommy Edman is able to be reinstated. President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman informed reporters (together with Jim Bowden of The Athletic) that Muncy and Edman might get again on the sphere through the staff’s subsequent homestand, which begins with a sequence towards the Mariners on August 19.
Knack, 27, has made 9 appearances (eight begins) for the Dodgers this yr, pitching to a 3.07 ERA and 4.00 SIERA. He has a 3.97 ERA in 59 innings at Triple-A. Whereas he’s primarily a beginning pitcher, he’ll be part of L.A. as further bullpen depth, probably simply till Buehler makes his anticipated return on Wednesday.
