Dodgers Lose Blake Treinen for the Postseason to a Warmup Injury

The Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen just took a massive hit right before October, and it happened in the most frustrating way possible.

According to MLB Trade Rumors, Blake Treinen is officially heading to the injured list, and the team is recalling Bobby Miller to take his spot. The real kicker is the context from the team's transaction log: Treinen suffered right shoulder inflammation while simply warming up in the bullpen on Saturday.

"MLB Trade Rumors reported the official transaction placing Treinen on the IL and recalling Miller."

His season is now officially over. Losing a key reliever to a warmup injury is the baseball equivalent of pulling a hamstring while reaching for the TV remote. It is objectively brutal timing for a franchise that is supposed to be gearing up for a deep playoff run.

To fill the void, Los Angeles is bringing back Miller from the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets. Miller has barely pitched in the majors this year, logging a 5.06 ERA over a microscopic 5.1 innings while dealing with his own shoulder soreness earlier in the season.

For anyone holding a ticket on the Dodgers in the futures market, this is the kind of late-September depth test that makes you sweat. Treinen had admittedly been struggling lately—taking the loss in five consecutive Los Angeles defeats at one point—but you still want a 37-year-old veteran arm available in October, not a revolving door of minor-league call-ups.

Miller now gets thrown right into the fire as the Dodgers wrap up their regular season against the San Francisco Giants. We will see if he can actually eat some meaningful innings, or if the front office is going to have to completely duct-tape this pitching staff together for the playoffs.