Tony

Gonsolin

The procedural move opens up a spot on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster to bring Clayton Kershaw back for a 17th season in Los Angeles. Gonsolin is expected to miss the entire 2024 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last August.

Gonsolin will likely to miss the entire 2024 campaign due to the timing of the procedure. The 29-year-old hurler finished the 2023 season with a lackluster 4.98 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 82/40 K/BB ratio across 103 innings (20 starts).

Gonsolin shifts to the 60-day injured list on Sunday, effectively ending his season. Prior to the move, Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts told reporters that Gonsolin could have surgery that would affect his 2024 availability, but nothing has been set in stone at this time.

The Dodgers have kept Gonsolin’s official diagnosis close to the vest but it sounds like the 29-year-old could miss an extended period of time. We should find out more as the season rolls along.

Gonsolin gave up two handfuls worth of runs against the Marlins Friday night and told reporters after the game that his elbow has been bothering him. He is headed for more tests next week, but Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts told reporters that the 29-year-old is unlikely to pitch again this season. Ryan Pepoit appears likely to take Gonsolin’s place in the Dodgers rotation.

Gonsolin gave up five homers before telling reporters that, yeah, his elbow has actually been bothering him for more than a month now. It sounds like he’ll go on the IL in an attempt to get closer to 100 percent. Ryan Pepiot might get a chance to replace him in the rotation.

The right-hander punched out six batters in the ballgame and didn’t issue a walk. The lone tally against him came on a solo homer off the bat of Ezequiel Tovar in the opening inning. Aside from that, he was fantastic — which is good for Gonsolin, as he may have been pitching for the right to remain in the Dodgers’ rotation going forward. He’ll carry a 4.24 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and an 80/36 K/BB ratio (99 2/3 innings) into Friday’s matchup against the Marlins.

It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing early on for Gonsolin in this one as he surrendered five runs over the first three frames before keeping the Padres off the scoreboard until the sixth inning. He got 13 runs of support from Los Angeles’ offense to cruise to a relatively easy victory in this one. He posted three strikeouts and only issued one walk. He’ll bring a bloated 4.42 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 74/36 K/BB ratio across 93 2/3 innings (18 starts) into a home outing Saturday against the Rockies.

The lone run against Gonsolin came on a solo homer by Shea Langeliers to lead off the third inning. He was otherwise solid, scattering five hits and two walks with three strikeouts over five frames. The 29-year-old right-hander will take a 4.11 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and a 71/35 K/BB across 87 2/3 innings into a start against the Padres in San Diego on Monday.

Regression has come for Gonsolin, who has a 5.75 ERA in four starts in July. On Wednesday, he allowed seven hits while walking three and striking out five. In July, he’s allowed 17 hits in 20 1/3 innings while striking out just 17 batters. The poor month has upped his season ERA to 4.25. Gonsolin has just 68 strikeouts in 82 2/3 innings on the season and giving up that much contact will always make him a risky fantasy asset.