Dodgers Team News

Dodgers News: Don Mattingly Still Mum On Reliever Brian Wilson

The glaring weakness for the Dodgers most of the season has been the bullpen, but in recent weeks, the unit has been lights out recording 17 shutout innings at one point.

While they didn’t make a move at the deadline to acquire a reliever, they signed former Giants closer Brian Wilson to a contract as he recovered from Tommy John surgery.



During his time in the minor leagues, Wilson tossed scoreless innings each time out and threw a simulated game yesterday in Philadelphia.

However, Don Mattingly continues to be mum about when Wilson will be activated according to Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com:

Wilson faced four hitters yesterday in 1.1 innings as his fastball is registering more in the low 90’s. The Dodgers sent down Dee Gordon as he was the likely candidate to go down once they decided to activate Wilson.

While there doesn’t seem to be a timeframe for his activation, it doesn’t sound like Wilson will throw another simulated game according to David Vassegh of AM 570 Radio:

The roles seem to have been decided in the Dodgers bullpen, but adding Wilson to the mix should give Mattingly another option late in the game or if closer Kenley Jansen has been overworked.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

In case you missed it, be sure to find out the latest on the Dodgers franchise setting 46-game stretch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6FO_X08W6w

Ross Gasmer

Ross Gasmer is a Social Media Producer for @TheHerd and was a contributing writer and editor for Dodger Nation. Follow him on Twitter @Ross_Gasmer12

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button