"The Los Angeles Dodgers' strategy for addressing their bullpen need at the trade deadline hasn't worked out as the regular season winds down. Instead of trading away prospect capital, the Dodgers believed getting injured relievers back would be a sufficient substitute for making a significant deal at the deadline. Brock Stewart was the Dodgers' biggest bullpen addition, but he remains on the 15-day injured list as he continues to deal with right shoulder trouble."
""He was good. Still some residual soreness, he's pitchable," Roberts said. "I think [Thursday] will be a light catch day. "He wants to be a part of things and he's doing everything he can. We've just got to be mindful of the health, the performance part of it. So it's day-to-day.""
"Stewart has been on the injured list since the middle of August due to right shoulder inflammation. Treatment included multiple rounds of cortisone injections before he began to feel any relief. Roki Sasaki returned from the 60-day injured list on Wednesday and will occupy a new role out of the bullpen. The rookie missed more than four months because of a right shoulder impingement. In that time, the Dodgers' rotation began to take shape and left Sasaki on the outside looking in."
The Dodgers' plan to address the bullpen by awaiting returns from injured relievers rather than trading prospects has not closed the gap as the regular season winds down. Brock Stewart, the primary bullpen addition, remains on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation and has undergone multiple cortisone injections. Stewart has completed throwing and bullpen sessions and is considered pitchable, but still experiences residual soreness and is day-to-day. The Dodgers believe he could appear before season's end if health allows. Roki Sasaki returned from the 60-day injured list and will shift to a bullpen role after missing more than four months.
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