The Los Angeles Dodgers have likely lost one of their starting pitchers for the rest of the season. Dodgers' starting pitcher Josh Beckett had an MRI the other day and, was announced today, that he has enough damage to his hip to keep him out for the rest of the season, according to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.
According to reports, Josh Beckett has been pitching will a hip impingement. This condition could result in arthritis later on in his life.
Because of this hip injury, Beckett's production in his last couple games has been depleted. In his last 12 innings pitched, or three starts, he has allowed 11 earned runs. It is believed by many that Beckett will need to undergo season-ending surgery to fix this hip impingement.
This season, Josh Beckett is 6-6 with an exceptional 2.88 ERA and 1.17 WHIP, in twenty starts. Earlier on this season, he threw a no-hitter, his first in his career. Beckett was viewed as a potential candidate to win comeback player of the year, due to his amazing production this season coming back from years of previous injuries.
To take his place in his rotation, the Dodgers also acquired Roberto Hernandez (formerly known as Fausto Carmona) from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for either two players to be named later or cash considerations, as VAVEL's Ryan Talley wrote earlier today.
Roberto Hernandez has pitched very inconsistently for the Phillies this season, racking up a 6-8 record to go along with a 3.87 ERA. In 121 innings pitched this season, Hernandez also has a 4.1 BB/9 and a 5.6 K/9.