DODGERS The URIAS Thread

http://wp.me/p1sxCJ-8Pft

Bad news: Alex Wood scratched with left forearm tightness

Good news: Urias is making his debut Friday

@VRP, you gotta find a way to go!

 

Very bummed about Wood though. Forearm tightness to go with elbow tightness earlier this year is scary and he was doing great

 

They said he's starting Monday, which is good to be confident he's gonna make that start but I agree: Wood looked like a guy you feel good with every 5th day and him being hampered by injury especially in the arm, is not welcome news

 

I was under the impression that they were keeping him at pitch counts in the 50's and 60's, but after looking at it more closely, I see he's had four games with 78-82 pitches. Would be awesome if he can get to the 80s tomorrow.

 

Not that I'm complaining, but I'm a little surprised they bypassed Zach Lee. He was called up earlier in the season, only to get sent back without throwing a pitch. His numbers for OKC this year have been respectable, at the least. Thought this might have been his opportunity.

Perhaps, they're just looking at this as one start and then back down with Wood still in the rotation, Bolsinger/Stripling as both potential #5 starters, and Ryu on the horizon... and they didn't want to do that to Lee again.

 

True, but at some point they have to give him a decent shot in the bigs to see if there's anything there or if it's time to cut loose. And I'm not talking about a spot start here or there. His results at OKC on regular schedule are actually pretty good this year. Pull out the 10-run anomaly that came after a 10-day layoff which included a call-up to LA with no action, and his numbers are 6-0, 2.47 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and a 5.5 K/BB ratio. That's solid enough to earn him a few starts at some point to see if he can take it to the next level.