After it was evident there was no longer much point in watching the Mavs vs Clippers game, I switched over to MLB network to see what game they were featuring. It was the Dodgers and DBacks. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the prized free agent pitcher from Japan the Dodgers signed in the offseason, was pitching, so I watched for a bit. I hadn't seen him pitch yet and he was great yesterday (6IP, 0ER, 5Ks). This had me thinking about the Dodgers rotation from next year when Ohtani is able to pitch again.

Obviously much can happen between now and next April but the Dodgers 2025 rotation would line up something like this:

Tyler Glasnow Shoehi Ohtani Walker Buehler Yoshinobu Yamamoto Clayton Kershaw

That's ridiculous.

On paper this is one of the best rotations of all time. It remains to be seen if it will turn out that way. Kershaw is getting old and a few of these guys have a questionable injury history but that looks like a rotation you would have in a video game with the force trade setting turned on.

Now this is not the first time the Dodgers have had an incredible rotation. We can go back to the days of Koufax, Drysdale, Sutton and certainly there have been other teams that have had great rotations like the Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz Braves teams and even more recently- the Astros boasted a rotation of Verlander, Cole, Greinke, Miley a few years back. But this projected Dodgers rotation has a chance to be as good as any that came before it.

On another note, I completely forgot UFC 301 was this weekend, so I will be rolling out a pick 'em for the event shortly.

Sats for all, GR