Unfortunately, this year’s ending has been decidedly non-storybook, and portends doom for Nelson’s future.
The Dodgers activated Trea Turner & placed LHP Victor González on the injured list with right knee inflammation, retroactive to August 4.
First, Nelson’s shoulder went in Sept. 2017, when he dove back into the bag later, and the formerly dominant starter who had just turned a corner into a different tier was lost until 2021, when he became a resurgent back-end member of the bullpen, with the very same curveball that had always made him famous.
Kenley Jansen is the same beloved Dodger he’s always been.