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Dodgers to lean on durable Maeda in Game 3
- Updated: October 9, 2016
WASHINGTON — Kenta Maeda has been the Dodgers’ most dependable starting pitcher in 2016 — a statement doused in irony, given the way his year began.
After all, it was Maeda, upon agreeing to sign with the Dodgers, whose physical came back with red flags — or “irregularities,” as he called them at the time. Concerned with his long-term durability, the Dodgers signed the Japanese right-hander to an incentive-laden eight-year deal with only $25 million guaranteed.
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Then, the season began, and the rest of the Dodgers rotation dropped like flies. Fifteen different pitchers made starts for Los Angeles in 2016, but Maeda didn’t miss any, hitting a number of those incentives along the way.
Now, Maeda is slated for his biggest start of the year on Monday afternoon, when the Dodgers play host to the Nationals in Game 3 of the National League Division Series (4 p.m. ET, 1 PT, on MLBN) .
“You talk about the medical when we signed him, and the uncertainty of how many innings he could give us this season,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “He’s been the one stalwart in the rotation. He’s probably 165 pounds dripping wet, but this guy is the ultimate competitor — he really is. So to give us that consistency … really has been huge.”
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