Tyler Locklear

Who's on the mound for Arizona tonight? We know Corbin Burns was placed on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation Friday, a day before he was supposed to start.

right burns is out and looking at the roster we've also got joe musgrove lucas gelito tyler locklear ryan thompson ajp uk and andrew solfrank all in a 60 day il the rotation has been decimated for tonight it likely falls to someone like zach allen or maybe meryl kelly to step up in this crucial spot

That is a massive hole.

Earlier this week, we talked about Michael Soroka's nine-strikeout performance against Colorado.

The injury list we looked at earlier is brutal.

Chase Dollander, McCade Brown, Pearson Ole, Tyler Locklear, Ryan Thompson, AJPUK, Andrew Salfrank, Chris Tiumina, all on a 60-day IL.

That leaves a very thin staff.

So if Burns goes, he needs to eat innings.

But tonight, we have to talk about the rotation.

With Chase Dollander, Pearson Ohl, Tyler Locklear, Ryan Thompson, AJ Puk, Andrew Salfrank, and Christian Mina all on the 60-day IL, the starting pitcher situation is precarious.

Who is taking the ball tonight?

Well, Nicole, the brief doesn't explicitly name the probable starter for tonight's game, which tells us something about the depth chart.

And that efficiency matters because we don't have a lot of arms to lean on.

With Chase Dollander, Pearson Ohl, Tyler Locklear, Ryan Thompson, AJ Puk, Andrew Salfrank, and Christian Mina all on the 60-day IL, Soroka carrying seven innings is massive relief for Taylor Clark and the rest of the bullpen.

Absolutely.

When you're missing that many relievers, every starting pitcher has to eat innings.

So, Kevin, let's talk rotation.

We know the bullpen is stretched thin with Tyler Locklear, Ryan Thompson, AJ Puk, Andrew Solfrank, and Christian Mina all on the 60-day IL.

That leaves us with a very specific group of starters heading to Colorado.

right?

Let's start with the elephant in the room, the pitching staff.

After yesterday's win, I thought we might see some rest, but with Tyler Locklear, Ryan Thompson, AJ Puk, Andrew Salfrank, and Christine Mina all on the 60-day IL, who is actually available...

It's a skeleton crew, Nicole.

You're looking at Corbin Burns, Zach Gallin, Merrill Kelly, Ryan Nelson, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Michael Soroka as the primary starters.

So, Nicole, looking at the roster, the injury report is absolutely brutal.

We have Tyler Locklear, Ryan Thompson, AJ Puk, Andrew Salfrank, Chris Yumina, Spencer Jones, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Trent Grisham, Fernando Cruz, and Giancarlo Stanton all on the I.L.

That is, that is a lot of names, Kevin.

It feels like half the team is out.

But for Arizona, they need someone to eat innings.

With Tyler Locklear, Ryan Thompson, AJ Puk, Andrew Salfrank, and Christian Mina all on the 60-day IL, the depth chart is decimated.

It is staggering.

That's five starters gone for the season, essentially.