Dodgers should pursue familiar face in NL West due to injuries, but history says he isn’t this good

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Antonio Senzatela has been around the league since 2017, though it seems like he has never figured it out before this season. Los Angeles Dodgers fans probably know a bit more about him than others around Major League Baseball, considering he’s been with the Colorado Rockies for nearly a decade now, but most Dodgers fans probably don’t even realize how good he’s been in 2026. 

Considering how poorly Senzatela has thrown the baseball throughout his career, his 1.98 ERA right now and his ability to get outs at a very high level have been rather shocking.

At the same time, I know for a fact that the Dodgers are going to be interested in pitching because of what they’ve shown us in the past. 

No matter what, even if the Dodgers get a bit healthier over the next few months before the trade deadline at the beginning of August, Andrew Friedman is always going to add help on the mound. 

According to one reporter, there’s an expectation that the Rockies right-hander is going to be available, and I think the Dodgers should get involved.

“In 17 games this season, Senzetela has posted a 1.30 ERA and 26 strikeouts. He’s drastically decreased his home runs allowed per nine innings (0.5 this season; 1.5 last year) while improving his control and his strikeout rate. Almost every contending team looks for bullpen help at the deadline, and there should be an extensive market for Senzetela. He will be playing elsewhere down the stretch,” Robert Murray wrote.

One interesting part here is that Senzatela is 31 years old, and his track record suggests that he’s one of the more average pitchers in baseball. 

He hasn’t necessarily ever proven that he can be the guy the Dodgers are looking for, but he’s also found ways to eat innings and has thrown in one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in Major League Baseball.

He’d have a much different time in Los Angeles than he’s had in Colorado, but I’d be all over him if I were the Dodgers, especially if the price is right.

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