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Los Angeles Dodgers: Predicting season stats for the starting rotation

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Chris Taylor #3, Rich Hill #44, Clayton Kershaw #22, Ross Stripling, Walker Buehler #21 and their Los Angeles Dodgers teammates look on from the dugout in the ninth inning of Game Four of the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The Red Sox defeated the Dodgers 9-6. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Chris Taylor #3, Rich Hill #44, Clayton Kershaw #22, Ross Stripling, Walker Buehler #21 and their Los Angeles Dodgers teammates look on from the dugout in the ninth inning of Game Four of the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The Red Sox defeated the Dodgers 9-6. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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3. Hyun-Jin Ryu

  • 17-9, 185 IP, 3.02 ERA, 160 strikeouts

This might be a bit too optimistic but we are predicting that this is the year that Hyun-Jin Ryu finally remains fully healthy. Ryu has been dominant in the MLB when he is actually healthy but has not had a ton of good luck when it comes to his health.

Ryu missed all of the 2015 season and only made one appearance in the 2016 season. He finally came back and made 24 starts in 2017 and made 15 last season.

Ryu looked at his absolute best last season when he was healthy. The southpaw posted a 1.97 ERA in 15 starts and delivered a gem in game one of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves.

If you look at Ryu’s overall career numbers you will be impressed. The Korean has a 3.20 career ERA despite allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. Ryu is a magician at working out of jams and if anything, is consistent when he is healthy.

With no nagging injuries, at least that we know of, we think that Ryu is going to give the Dodgers a consistent 2019 season that sees the southpaw make 30 starts. In those 30 starts, Ryu’s numbers will take a hit from last year, but only because of the increased sample size.

A 3.02 ERA across 185 innings pitched is great and every MLB team would be lucky to get that out of the third arm in the rotation.

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