4 Dodgers who could get axed from 2022 playoff roster (as of August)

The Los Angeles Dodgers are blazing through the summer months as they establish themselves as the best team in baseball that could end up challenging for the all-time win total. There are very few holes on this roster, which has Dodgers fans primed for a World Series run.

As we all know, the best team does not always win, especially in baseball where parity is unrivaled and hot teams rule October. That said, to ensure the Dodgers are the hottest team when it matters most, management is going to have to make some tough cuts for the postseason roster.

Of course, there’s always the possibility of someone getting hurt before the playoffs (knock on wood) that would open the door for someone else. But as it stands right now in August, there are three Dodgers who are on the outside looking in.

Things could obviously change, but if the playoffs were starting tomorrow, the front office and manager Dave Roberts would have some very difficult decisions on their hands.

3 Dodgers who could be axed from the 2022 playoff roster

4. Phil Bickford

Phil Bickford has gone from 2021 surprise standout to the odd man out in the Dodgers bullpen. Los Angeles has very few holes in the bullpen as we head into September and is expected to get more reinforcements with big arms getting healthy.

It’s just hard to find a spot for Bickford after how he has pitched this season. To be fair to Bickford, he’s actually turned it around and pitched really well in his last several outings. However, it’s probably too little, too late as there’s too much evidence against him thus far.

Even with the hot stretch recently, Bickford still has an ERA that well over 4.0 and is too home run-prone — he’s one of only 22 relievers in the sport to allow eight or more home runs this season. That can’t be a liability carried into October.