The Dodgers potential 2020 starting rotation is terrifyingly good

The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff have consistently been among the MLB’s elite. That looks no different as the Dodgers approach the turn of the decade.

If you thought the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff was good now, just wait. The 2018 rotation consists of Clayton Kershaw, Alex Wood, Rich Hill, Kenta Maeda and Hyun-Jin Ryu (and maybe even a returning Yu Darvish). That is solid, very solid. Los Angeles again will have one of the best starting rotations in baseball.

But just wait.

Pitching is the key to prolonged success in the MLB. Sure, power-hitting, high profile offenses are fun and may make you very successful for a short amount of time. However, so often do we see big-name, power-hitting juggernauts fall to Earth as quickly as they ascended to the heavens (yes, I’m looking at you, Ryan Howard).

Pitching, on the other hand, is the constant that keeps a team relevant. If you can consistently keep your opponents around three runs, of course, you are going to thrive. It is impossible to lose a baseball game in which you let up zero runs. It is very possible — especially by today’s terms — to lose a game in which you score 12 runs. Don’t believe me? Game five of the World Series.

The Dodgers’ front office recognizes this and has consistently crafted an elite pitching staff with a myriad of arms. This is why the Dodgers own the longest active postseason streak in baseball and are tied for the third-longest all-time. Sure, they haven’t one the big one, but they definitely have the talent to do so.

Back to the original point. You thought the Dodgers pitching rotation in 2018 is good? Think again. Los Angeles has something special on their hands. By the time 2020 rolls around, they should have the best, young, pitching staff in baseball.