Julio Urías won’t face felony charges for September arrest
Former <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> pitcher Julio Urías will not face felony charges for his September arrest on suspicion of domestic violence, according to a document filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
Julio Urías isn’t yet ready to return to Dodgers rotation
Just when the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> rotation seemed ready for some stability, a new wrinkle foiled those plans. Julio Urías won’t return to start on Sunday against the <a href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Phillies</a> as planned, still feeling discomfort in his left hamstring strain.
Notes: Freddie Freeman, Trayce Thompson, Julio Urías
After the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> took the opener in Atlanta <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2023/5/22/23733156/jd-martinez-freddie-freeman-home-runs-dodgers-comeback-bullpen">in comeback fashion</a>, here are some stories to begin your Tuesday.
Notes: Julio Urías, Justin Turner, Bradley Zimmer
After the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> pitched <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2023/5/19/23730717/mookie-betts-home-run-tony-gonsolin-scoreless-dodgers-exhale-cardinals">their fourth shutout of the season</a> on Friday night to beat the Cardinals, a game finished off by a scoreless inning from Tyler Cyr, <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2023/5/19/23729536/dodgers-roster-tyler-cyr-andre-jackson-fresh-arm-bullpen">called up from Triple-A earlier in the day</a>, here are a few stories to start your weekend.
Notes: Quiet offseason, Julio Urías a WBC captain
The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>’ sustained run of excellence — a .645 winning percentage since the start of 2017, and <a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/OHzh2">21 more wins than the next-best MLB team during that stretch</a> — is the backdrop for <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-dodgers-have-had-a-strange-offseason/">Ben Clemens’ summary of the team’s relatively quiet offseason at FanGraphs</a>, noting that the Dodgers have a long way to fall before falling out of the “very good” class.
Julio Urías salary arbitration preview
Julio Urías is the big kahuna among <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> players eligible for salary arbitration this offseason. He’s in his <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2021/1/15/22233031/corey-seager-julio-urias-dodgers-salary-arbitration">fourth and final</a> <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2020/1/10/21060409/ross-stripling-julio-urias-dodgers-agreements-2020">arbitration year</a> before free agency beckons after the 2023 season. And his career trajectory makes him difficult to comp.