4 years agoLos Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias is the front-runner to lock up the fifth rotation spot after a week of spring games. Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw, Trevor Bauer and David Price are all locks for the rotation. The 24-year-old went 3-0 with a 3.27 ERA in 11 outings (10 starts) in 2020 after fighting injuries in 2017 and 2018. If the southpaw can clean up his first-inning struggles -- 4.97 career ERA in the first inning -- he could be a dominant starting pitcher. However, don't expect his strikeout rate to be outstanding in a full-time starting role, but his saving grace is that he induces plenty of weak contact. But LA could choose to limit Urias' innings, and Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May are also capable of taking the fifth spot in the rotation, making Urias a somewhat risky SP3.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
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