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Dodgers’ rotation pressure shifts to Roki Sasaki, after Emmet Sheehan regains form

Nypost · · 645 words · By Jack Harris
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“Blake Snell took the mound in the afternoon to face hitters for the first time this year, throwing a simulated inning in his continued recovery from left shoulder fatigue.”
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“Then, in a 6-3 win over the Rangers, Emmet Sheehan rediscovered the form he had been missing in his first two outings, producing a quality six-inning, three-run start after entering the night with an 8.00 ERA.”
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“Since March 31, Dodgers starters have gone at least five innings in 10 straight games and pitched into the sixth inning in eight of them.”
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“manager Dave Roberts, who was especially pleased with the way it has allowed him to manage his bullpen, which has the majors’ third-lightest workload so far with just 48 innings.”
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“In his opening pair of starts, the right-hander was grinding through flaws in his mechanics, which were causing his fastball velocity to tick down and his breaking stuff to lack its typically deceptive late movement.”
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No evidence was found regarding Emmet Sheehan struggling with mechanics, decreasing fastball velocity, or losing late movement in his first two starts. The evidence provided was empty for this claim.
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“The problem, Dodgers coaches identified, was that his delivery had gotten “a little bit too east-west,” as Roberts described it.”
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“So, this week, the team shuffled its rotation, flipping Sheehan and Tyler Glasnow for Friday’s and Saturday’s games.”
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“The move gave Sheehan extra time to find a fix with pitching coaches Mark Prior and Connor McGuiness.”
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No evidence was found regarding the rotation shuffle providing Emmet Sheehan extra time to work with pitching coaches Mark Prior and Connor McGuiness. The evidence provided was empty for this claim.
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“From that process, Sheehan found a helpful new cue, using the “glove tap” at the start of his windup as a way to better sync up the timing of each pitch.”
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No evidence was found regarding Emmet Sheehan finding a new pitching cue, such as a 'glove tap', to improve pitch timing. The evidence provided was empty for this claim.
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“As a result, his fastball was back to its normal 95-96 mph range.”
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No evidence was found regarding Emmet Sheehan's fastball returning to its normal 95-96 mph range following mechanical adjustments. The evidence provided was empty for this claim.
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“Two home runs by Brandon Nimmo –– one to lead off the game, then a second in the sixth on a slider that was off the plate –– still put a dent in Sheehan’s final stat line.”
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“Though the second-year right-hander completed five innings in his most recent appearance, he also allowed six runs and walked three batters against the lowly Nationals.”
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“With Snell now facing hitters, he is on track to rejoin the rotation at some point next month.”
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“Roberts reiterated this week that, when Snell returns, Sasaki won’t be reassigned to the bullpen like he was last year.”
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“The way the rest of the rotation has pitched so far, he remains the one weak link.”
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