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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Regular Season Preview for 2022

By Jamaal Artis

SURPRISE, ARIZONA - MARCH 31: Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the Texas Rangers during the first inning of the MLB spring training game at Surprise Stadium on March 31, 2022 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
SURPRISE, ARIZONA - MARCH 31: Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the Texas Rangers during the first inning of the MLB spring training game at Surprise Stadium on March 31, 2022 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 23: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Guardians during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on March 23, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 23: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Guardians during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on March 23, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /

Dodgers Starters

The Dodgers’ starting pitching provides the biggest question mark as the regular season starts. The team lost Max Scherzer to free agency and the fate of Trevor Bauer’s 2022 season still has not been decided by Major League Baseball.

Walker Buehler and Julio Urías provided the one-two punch in 2021 and will be tasked with carrying the starting staff once again. The rest of the staff is still up in the air. Clayton Kershaw returned on a one-year, incentive-laden deal after having an injury-riddled 2021.

Will Kershaw be able to hold his spot in the starting staff or will he once again be knocked out by injuries? Tony Gonsolin had an up and down 2021 and is now going to be depended on for starting depth. If he struggles again, the Dodgers may need to find starting pitching during the trade deadline.

The back end of the starting staff could be a hodgepodge of Andrew Heaney, David Price, Tyler Anderson and, eventually, the returning Dustin May.

So many questions with their starting staff could put a real strain on their bullpen.

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