The Los Angeles Dodgers have been dealing with ongoing pitching struggles since spring training, as the grocery list of injured pitchers hasn\u2019t been shrinking as fast as fans would hope.<\/p>\n
Although a major goal of this past offseason was to retool the pitching roster and create more depth through acquisitions, the constant injuries have proved difficult for L.A. For these reasons and more, it may come as a shock that the president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman<\/a>, said that his team doesn\u2019t want to trade for a pitcher ahead of the MLB<\/a> trade deadline. <\/p>\n More news: Shohei Ohtani Has Hilarious Response to Dodgers, Padres Drama<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m still optimistic,\u201d Friedman said. \u201cIt requires guys coming back on or close to the timelines that we have penciled out.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have shown that, if we\u2019re not in position to do that, we\u2019ll be aggressive to add. But our strong desire is not to.\u201d<\/p>\n The starting rotation and the bullpen alike have been dealt similar blows in terms of longer-term injuries, but expressing a \u2018strong desire\u2019 not to acquire more talent initially sounds shocking, but perhaps it is more calculated than what is on the surface. <\/p>\n Pitchers are slowly returning from their respective ailments, but there are still no guarantees with potential setbacks and unclear timelines for many.<\/p>\n Someone like Blake Snell<\/a>, who was given a five-year, $182 million deal this offseason to bring his two Cy Young awards and southpaw talents to the Dodgers, has only mustered two starts. He is expected to throw a second bullpen this week, but has been out since the beginning of April with shoulder inflammation.<\/p>\n Tyler Glasnow is a similar case as he is known to have had a confusing recent injury history, but is looking to start in a rehab assignment. He has been out with shoulder inflammation of his own since the end of April.<\/p>\n If the right deal presents itself and the Dodgers don\u2019t give up too many assets, a bridge pitcher while L.A. waits for some of their injured men to return makes sense, but if not, the waiting game will continue for the Dodgers. <\/p>\n