MLB insider throws cold water on Dodgers' pitching depth heading towards October

The Dodgers rotation looks like it'll be in the best shape its been in a while once they finally get Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto back, and kick Bobby Miller back to Triple-A. Glasnow and Yamamoto will take the first two rotation spots, some configuration of Jack Flaherty and Gavin Stone will make up the three-four, and Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler will round out the back.

As long as no one else gets hurt, the Dodgers will finally be running with the six-man rotation they've wanted all season, and will have both decorated veterans and promising rookies through September and revving up for the postseason.

However, there are still reasons to be concerned. Glasnow's progress with elbow tendonitis has been slow, and his last seven starts before going onto the IL were shaky. Yamamoto will have to shake off some cobwebs after two months on the IL. Flaherty and Stone should be fine, but Kershaw doesn't look fully like his former self and won't be able to give the Dodgers much length, and we all know what Buehler's situation looks like.

On Foul Territory this week, Alanna Rizzo also cast some doubt on how the Dodgers were going to fare with the starters they'll have in October, stating, "I still do not feel that the Los Angeles Dodgers have enough starting pitching."

MLB insider Ken Rosenthal agreed, saying, "I'll believe it when I see it that these guys are healthy and effective and pitching the way the Dodgers want them to."

Alanna Rizzo and Ken Rosenthal weren't exactly reassured about Dodgers' rotation despite upcoming returns from injury

If the postseason began tomorrow, the Dodgers would get a bye straight to the NLDS and then face either their division rival Diamondbacks or Padres, whoever comes out of the Wild Card. The Dodgers have seen the D-Backs nine times this season and the Padres 10, and they have losing records against both. LA's second to last series of the year will be against San Diego at Dodger Stadium, and they'll be done with Arizona after this all-important four-gamer concludes.

So the Dodgers rotation is going to have a lot to prove during these remaining regular season games. Flaming out in the NLDS against a division rival, again, would be the worst possible look for this billion dollar team that needs to justify its spending with a deep postseason run.

So it's like Rosenthal said, we'll believe it when we see it. At least there are expected returns that'll put the Dodgers in a better place than if they had to go to Miller in the postseason, but there's still a lot to prove here.