Who Will Dodgers Add When Rosters Expand Sunday?
Upon the start of September on Sunday, MLB rosters will expand by two players — one pitcher and one position player as rosters move from 26 players to 28.
Outfielder Andy Pages and starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski are likely candidates to get called up to the major league roster, per Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. Both Pages and Wrobleski have spent significant time with the Dodgers this season and could add depth to positions of need.
Pages, who made his MLB debut early this season on April 16, has appeared in 98 games for the Dodgers this season. He slashed .246/.305/.388 with 88 hits, 54 runs, nine home runs, and 36 RBIs with the Dodgers in 2024, and helped the Dodgers outfield, which was lacking depth for much of the season.
Pages was sent back down to the minor leagues after Max Muncy returned from the injured list with an oblique injury. With Muncy back, the return of Mookie Betts to the outfield, and the addition of Kevin Kiermaier, there was less of a need for Pages.
The 23-year-old has also played in 24 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City this season, where he has slashed .356/.421/.663 with eight home runs and 22 RBIs.
The Dodgers could also see the return of starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski. Wrobleski, who started five games for the Dodgers this season, went 1-1 with a 4.68 ERA and 18 strikeouts. The 24-year-old still has plenty of room to improve, allowing at least three earned runs in three of his five starts, and multiple walks in four of five starts.
Wrobleski has also started five games for Triple-A Oklahoma City this season, going 0-2 with a 5.26 ERA and 36 strikeouts.
The Dodgers are in need of pitching help amid injuries to several of their starters. River Ryan was placed on the injured reserve to undergo Tommy John surgery earlier this month, and Tyler Glasnow is once again on the IL.
Clayton Kershaw sustained a bone spur in his toe that caused him to exit Friday’s start early, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto is still in the process of rehab starts. Bringing up Wrobleski could add another starter the Dodgers need right now.
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