Friedman: Dodgers will 'dig in on' pitching injuries this winter

Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman is determined to get to the bottom of his club's pitching injuries.

"It's been a really challenging year on that front and something that we're going to need to spend a lot of time on this winter to really dig in on," he said, according to The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya.

"From when we onboard a pitcher, when we draft or trade for him, through the development path, at the major-league level, obviously, it's a problem in the industry, and the injuries that are happening to us, we feel."

The Dodgers most recently lost Gavin Stone to shoulder inflammation on Saturday. He joined a group of hurlers on the injured list that includes Tyler Glasnow, Clayton Kershaw, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Walker Buehler and Bobby Miller, two currently healthy members of the Dodgers' depleted rotation, have also missed time this season.

Friedman nonetheless said he believes his club has done its best.

"I can't imagine there's a team that has their guys go on extra rest more than us," he said. "Looking at bullpen usage, we're near the more conservative, near the top in terms of being conservative. That's not helping in terms of staving off injuries."

The Dodgers have still fielded an above-average pitching staff despite the persistent injuries, ranking 11th in team ERA and 14th in fWAR.

Los Angeles owns the NL's second-best record at 84-57.