Hope was high for the crop of five young starters the team had coming out of the 2022 season. Only one of them has taken a step forward as a reliable member of the rotation so far.
Slade Cecconi threw a curveball to Will Smith. Seeming to know what was coming, the Dodgers catcher put a good swing on the pitch and drilled it over the wall in left field. One batter prior, Freddie Freeman got a 92 MPH fastball at the bottom of the zone and crushed it over the centerfield wall for grand slam. Enrique Hernandez had led off the inning with a solo homer.
That cautionary tone turned out to be prescient. Below is a summary of how these five have fared so far in their major league careers. They are all still young enough to improve. But these are not 22-23 year old prospects we're looking at. They are in their mid 20's and time is growing short for them to establish themselves as bonafide major league starters.Nelson has made 37 career starts and two relief apperances. In 191.2 innings he's 11-12 with a 5.21 ERA and a 4.81 FIP .
Henry was demoted to Triple-A Reno after making six starts in place of an injured Eduardo Rodriguez. He posted a 5.40 ERA during those games. In three starts in Reno he had a 4.96 ERA and 3.9 BB/9. He may be ticketed back to MLB soon however if Cecconi ends up getting demoted.Jameson electrified fans with his high 90's heat in four starts at the end of 2022. However he failed to make the rotation coming out of spring training in 2023 and was moved to the bullpen.
Pfaadt has since established himself as a solid pitcher able to go deep in game in 2024 however by throwing 54 innings in nine starts and posting a 4.17 ERA with a 3.37 FIP. That latter number indicates his quality has been better than the ERA as he has 51 strikeouts against just 10 walks. He's thrown four straight quality starts and has five QS in his last six outings.The youngest of the group, Cecconi turns 25 on June 24th of this year.
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