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 harm 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 harm in his final outing (per Juan Toribio of MLB.com). Supervisor Dave Roberts says the workforce remains to be determining the correct prognosis and the subsequent steps for the 25-year-old hurler, however he won’t be able to return to the mound in 2024 (per Jack Harris of the LA Occasions). Even when Ryan is ready to keep away from a worst-case situation of a significant surgical procedure, he merely gained’t have time to relaxation, rehab, and return earlier than the tip of the 12 months. The Dodgers have positioned Ryan on the 15-day injured checklist, and recalled Landon Knack forward of at this time’s collection finale towards the Pirates.
Ryan is extensively thought of one of many prime pitching prospects within the Dodgers group – if not one of many prime pitching prospects in baseball. Though a shoulder harm held him again at first of the 12 months, 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 seem like they could possibly 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 a giant league position prior to anticipated.
Certainly, Ryan made his huge league debut after the All-Star break as a result of the Dodgers had been determined for pitching. At present, he has turn out to be one other one of many workforce’s many injured starters. The state of affairs is a little bit 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 checklist.
It is just a matter of time earlier than Ryan is transferred to the 60-day IL, doubtless when considered 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 throughout the workforce’s subsequent homestand, which begins with a collection towards the Mariners on August 19.
Knack, 27, has made 9 appearances (eight begins) for the Dodgers this 12 months, 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 a part of L.A. as extra bullpen depth, doubtless simply till Buehler makes his anticipated return on Wednesday.