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Knack

Knack has been out all season with an intercostal strain, and this will be his first rehab start. The 28-year-old pitched to a 4.89 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and 42/19 k/BB ratio in 42 1/2 innings for the Dodgers last season. He could provide them with bulk relief work after the All-Star break.

The procedural move frees up a spot on Los Angeles’ 40-man roster to acquire infielder Tyler Fitzgerald from the Blue Jays. The 28-year-old righty has been on the shelf recovering from an intercostal strain back in late March.

The Dodgers actually placed Knack on the IL without revealing the injury, but The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya got the scoop. This means the Dodgers will be without another one of their top rotation fallbacks for a spell. It might make the team a little more patient with Roki Sasaki if he continues to struggle.

Knack has struggled in both of his spring starts as seen in ERA of 9.64. He’s being stretched out as depth for Los Angeles, but it’s very hard to imagine that he’ll be an option for the Dodgers or fantasy managers in 2026.

Knack allowed four hits, including two homers. The right-hander is likely ticketed for Triple-A to open 2026, and probably would need to change organizations to get a chance to start on a consistent basis.

Knack provides Los Angeles with some long relief depth behind Clayton Kershaw for Sunday’s regular-season finale in Seattle. The 28-year-old righty has posted an inflated 5.12 ERA across 38 2/3 innings over nine appearances (seven starts) this season at the highest level.

Knack walked three and struck out eight, while giving up two extra base hits, including a solo home run. The 27-year-old has struggled in the big league rotation this year, and with Emmett Sheehan (elbow) close to a return and Ben Casparius now moved into the rotation, it seems like we may not see Knack get another big league start for a while.

Knack gets booted from the active roster after struggling in his start against the Mets on Thursday with 3 1/3 innings of four-run baseball. He likely will be back with the Dodgers at some point, but for now, Justin Wrobleski gets the call with Wrobleski starting Friday’s game against the Cardinals.

Knack also walked five and struck out just one while allowing three home runs. He has a 5.12 ERA on the season and has shown little fantasy value other than pitching for the Dodgers. We’d recommend looking elsewhere in most fantasy formats.

Knack was given nearly three touchdowns worth of run support, so he didn’t have to pitch well, but pitch well he did. The only run he allowed was on a solo homer from Aaron Judge — one of two homers Judge hit on the evening — and he struck out six while allowing five hits and three walks. That’s back-to-back outings where he he’s allowed just one earned run, and Knack has now lowered his ERA to a still-shaky 4.58. He’ll face the Mets for the second time in three starts next week.