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The Dodgers have dealt with another bullpen injury, but per Jack Harris at the New York Post, the setback is not expected to alter the team’s trade deadline plans for relief help. The club has already been navigating a patchwork bullpen situation for much of the season, and this latest development — while unwelcome — doesn’t appear to be shifting the front office’s calculus as the deadline approaches.

The details on the specific injury are sparse from the report, but the broader context here matters. This Dodgers bullpen has been a revolving door of IL stints and returns all year. We’ve already seen Brusdar Graterol miss time, and we just got Yency Díaz back from a lengthy IL stint — his first appearance since April came just recently when he recorded a save. Blake Treinen has been working his way back alongside Tyler Glasnow in facing hitters as both inch closer to returns. The bullpen depth has been tested repeatedly, and the fact that the front office isn’t recalibrating tells you they were already planning to address relief regardless of this latest hiccup.

Andrew Friedman and the front office have been methodical about their deadline approach. We know from recent reporting that the Dodgers have been among the teams scouting relievers on the market, including keeping tabs on the Mets’ Clay Holmes during his rehab assignment. The pursuit of high-leverage arms was already baked into the plan. One more injury to the pen doesn’t change the shopping list — it was already there.

What I find reassuring is the steady hand here. A lesser front office might panic and overpay for a middling reliever just because another arm went down. The Dodgers aren’t doing that. They know what they need, they know what’s available, and they’re sticking to their board. That’s the right approach, especially when you consider that Treinen and Glasnow are progressing toward returns that should bolster the pitching staff from within.

The bullpen has been a weakness at times this season, no question. But between internal returns and whatever external additions come before the deadline, this group should look meaningfully different by the time October rolls around. The latest injury is a speed bump, not a detour. The Dodgers were already shopping for relief help, and they’ll continue doing exactly that. The plan holds.

Source(s): Jack Harris (New York Post) | First reported: August 1, 2026 1:51 AM UTC

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