Overview
- Los Angeles enters 2026 pursuing a three-peat and expects depth starters to matter after using 17 starting pitchers in each of the past three seasons.
- MLB.com spotlighted Ryan as a name to watch, noting his 1.33 ERA across four 2024 MLB starts before Tommy John surgery sidelined him for all of 2025.
- Ryan told Dodgers Nation his fastball now sits 98–100 mph in live sessions, and Statcast comps in 2024 linked his arsenal to Gerrit Cole, George Kirby, Edward Cabrera and Jared Jones.
- The front of the rotation carries uncertainty due to recent surgeries and workloads for Shohei Ohtani, Emmet Sheehan, Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
- Spring decisions could open a spot, with the New York Post noting Snell may not be ready for Opening Day and that a six-man rotation would boost chances for competitors like Ryan, Gavin Stone, Kyle Hurt and Landon Knack.