If the Los Angeles Dodgers find a way to get healthy after the second half, with indications suggesting they should, there could be a scenario where they have to move a starter to the bullpen. It remains uncertain what the Dodgers plan to do when everyone is healthy, but it'd be a good problem to have. It also wouldn't be too surprising to see the Dodgers add another starter, given the injuries they’ve faced.
Dodgers' Dave Roberts Makes Tough Dustin May Decision, Possibly Moving to Bullpen originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
If the Los Angeles Dodgers find a way to get healthy after the second half, with indications suggesting they should, there could be a scenario where they have to move a starter to the bullpen.
It remains uncertain what the Dodgers plan to do when everyone is healthy, but it'd be a good problem to have.
It also wouldn't be too surprising to see the Dodgers add another starter, given the injuries they’ve faced.
Los Angeles understands better than anyone that it can be faced with injuries at any moment, and it must be prepared to handle them.
But for guys like Dustin May, it might require him to go to the bullpen.
When recently speaking about it, Dave Roberts admitted that it's something that could potentially happen, but later added that, for now, he plans to keep him in the rotation at the start of the second half.
“I think right now, he’s going to stay in the same role as a starter when we start the second half,” Roberts said, per Dodgers Nation. “I know that Dustin’s talked about it, we’ve talked about, at some point in time, giving him a little respite. I don’t know if that’s going to happen, when it’s going to happen – when and if it’s going to happen.
“The consistency of length has been good, but yeah, I think also there’s still got to be a performance part, too, right? … That’s something we’re going to keep being mindful of. But I think him as a starter is how we’re going to start the second half.”
May has struggled a bit throughout the year, but his stuff is so good that it'd be tough to justify taking him out of his current role.
However, he certainly needs to throw the baseball at a higher level if he wants to continue being a starter. May allowed seven earned runs in 4.2 innings against the San Francisco Giants on Friday, posting an ERA of 4.96 in the first half.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
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