The Los Angeles Dodgers are the defending World Series champions and current odds-on favorites to hoist the trophy again in 2025. They added two of the most high-profile pitching free agents this offseason when they signed Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki. Yet, for all of their big names and having the second-best record in the National League, the pitcher that has emerged as a key cog in this potential title run is rookie reliever Ben Casparius.

Now, Casparius isn’t a reliever by trade. The 26-year-old pitched in 21 games in the minor leagues last season, and 19 of them were starts. And pretty good starts too. In his 88.2 innings split between Double-A and Triple-A last year, Casparius posted a 3.35 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and 106/46 K/BB ratio. However, when the Dodgers’ starting pitching depth star

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