Dodgers pitching turnover was high during 13-game stretch
LA added a pitcher 8 times in the last 13 days, including 3 who weren’t in the organization two weeks ago
Los Angeles, CA - April 10: Manager Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on as pitcher Justin Wrobleski throws in the bullpen prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images After an incredibly stable stretch of 13 game days in a row in April , the Dodgers just completed a much more chaotic 13-day span with pitching turnover more than every other day. In the previous long stretch of games, from April 17-29, the Dodgers only made one pitching roster move during the 13 days, calling up Jake Eder when closer Edwin Díaz was placed on the injured list to undergo elbow surgery .
That was abnormal, as during the 2025 season the Dodgers in stretches of at least 10 game days in a row before September roster expansion added three, nine, three, and four pitchers to the active roster . This most-recent span, which just ended on Wednesday , was quite prolific for the Dodgers, who added a pitcher eight times to the roster in 13 days, three of which weren’t even in the organization two weeks ago : May 8 : Paul Gervase called up, Tyler Glasnow to injured list May 9 : Blake Snell activated from injured list, Brock Stewart placed on injured list May 10 : Wyatt Mills called up, Gervase optioned May 15 : Charlie Barnes, who was claimed off waivers May 9 , called up, Blake Snell placed on injured list May 17 : Gervase called back up, Jack Dreyer to injured list May 17: Chayce McDermott called up, Barnes optioned May 18 : Jonathan Hernández signed and joined the bullpen, McDermott optioned May 19 : Eric Lauer, who was acquired by trade on Sunday , was activated, Mills optioned The Dodgers were seemingly playing catchup for the last two weeks, starting with Wednesday, May 6 in Houston, when Glasnow left his start with back spasms after just one inning . That necessitated the bullpen to cover the final eight innings of that game, before the off day that predated this 13-game stretch.
Snell returning from his rehab assignment a week early further complicated things, as he lasted only three innings in his start and has since landed back on the injured list and had elbow surgery this Tuesday . The Dodgers needed a bullpen game to fill in for Snell’s scheduled Friday start, using eight pitchers in the opener in Anaheim . In the other 12 games during this stretch Dodgers starting pitchers did their best, averaging 5.
81 innings per start with a 3. 88 ERA, compared to 6. 05 innings per start with a 2.