In each of the past three regular seasons, exactly 17 pitchers made at least one start for the Dodgers.

This underscores something we all know: you can never have too much pitching because pitching can be fragile. Even if you have the highest payroll in the land.

But this year is different from the previous two in one crucial respect: L.A.’s star starters -- the four pitchers the club envisioned leading the way to a second consecutive World Series title -- are all healthy in October.

At this time in 2023, the Dodgers were without Julio Urías , Walker Buehler and Dustin May . They were swept by the D-backs in the National League Division Series.

In 2024, the Dodgers were without Tyler Glasnow and Gavin Stone , who combined to make about a third of the club’s regular season sta

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