The Los Angeles Dodgers lost yet another starter over the weekend as the team placed right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin on the injured list with right elbow discomfort.

Read more: Dodgers Place Tony Gonsolin on Injured List With Elbow Injury

Now, a depleted Dodgers rotation is left with three starting pitchers in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Clayton Kershaw, and Dustin May. Ahead of the 2025 season, the defending champions had an overflow of pitching talent.

Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, May and Yamamoto headlined the Dodgers rotation and several pitching reinforcements such as Kershaw, Gonsolin, and Shohei Ohtani were poised to join them as the season progressed.

Lo and behold, the plethora of pitching depth for L.A. has essentially been wiped out by injuries. The Dodgers are in the midst of enduring the effects of myriad injuries as starting pitching has yet again become a problem for the organization.

Dodgers starters have gone six-plus innings only 18 times this season, which is tied for the fourth fewest in Major League Baseball. The L.A. rotation has put together 17 quality starts, fifth fewest in MLB.

The Dodgers have a starting pitching problem.

LA’s starters have gone 6.0+ innings 18 times this season, tied for 4th fewest in MLB.

They have 17 quality starts, 5th fewest in MLB.

They’re still in first place in the NL West, but things could get rocky in the coming weeks.

— Doug McKain (@DMAC_LA) June 7, 2025

How the Dodgers will combat the pitching woes this season remains a mystery. The defending champions are not expected to make a big splash at the trade deadline, especially after spending millions the last two offseasons on Glasnow, Yamamoto, and Snell.

Justin Wrobleski and Landon Knack will likely get more opportunities to help out the rotation, but it’s unclear in what capacity.

After a winter that prioritized acquiring pitching depth, the Dodgers once again find themselves short-handed.

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