Struggling with consistency, Walker Buehler might need to make at least a couple more minor-league starts before he returns from Tommy John surgery.
Walker Buehler has been champing at the bit for so long — it has been more than 22 months since the 29-year-old right-hander last pitched for the Dodgers — that his teeth are beginning to hurt. “Yeah,” Buehler said on Sunday, before the Dodgers wrapped up a nine-game homestand with a 10-0 victory over the New York Mets, “I’m pretty ready to roll.
“Not great.” What do Roberts and the Dodgers need to see from Buehler? “Command,” Roberts said. “He hasn’t pitched in a long time, but when you’re pitching for us, you have to be good, too. I expect him to dial it in.” Buehler was the team’s ace during his last full season in 2021, when he went 16-4 with a 2.47 ERA in a major league-high 33 starts, striking out 212 and walking 52 in 207 ⅔ innings, and he has thrived in October, going 3-3 with a 2.
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