There\u2019s a nice little chill in the morning air around here, and that can only mean the start of a new season: playoffs. The Dodgers might be starting it off as wild cards, and that feels apropos for how they\u2019ve been playing this season. Will we see World Series caliber players today? Or will we get a crew that could use a refresher on the fundamentals? They\u2019re wild cards. At least it\u2019s been entertaining.<\/p>\n
Dodgers Notes<\/p>\n
Emmet Sheehan is looking good for the Dodgers lately, writes Sonja Chen at MLB.com<\/a> \u2014 so good that he could end up being an essential part of the team\u2019s postseason picture. He\u2019s likely bound for the bullpen, which isn\u2019t a bad idea given how relief pitching has been performing these days.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Shohei Ohtani is set for his first two-way postseason with the Dodgers, and we all have great expectations, writes Alden Gonz\u00e1lez at ESPN<\/a>. \u201cEverybody\u2019s waiting for that moment, when he takes the ball in a big game and he has to go bat in the same [inning],\u201d Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez said. \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be exciting. I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n Well, maybe not everybody. Rumor has it that other teams aren\u2019t too happy that Ohtani gets to stay in the game as DH after he\u2019s replaced on the mound, essentially giving the Dodgers an extra pitcher every start, writes Bob Nightengale at USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n Clayton Kershaw knows that there are only so many spots in the pitching rotation, and he also knows that he likely won\u2019t get one, writes Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic<\/a>. But in his last postseason, the Dodgers will find a role for their star.<\/p>\n