Dustin May's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May (elbow, throat) underwent season-ending to repair surgery to repair a torn esophagus. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, May started feeling ill at dinner on Wednesday and went to the hospital on Thursday. The doctors diagnosed him with a torn esophagus and immediately sent him in for surgery. The 26-year-old hadn't pitched this season as he was working his way from right flexor tendon and UCL reconstruction revision surgery in July 2023. He will miss the rest of the season and looks to recover fully in time for spring training in 2025. Despite the injuries, fantasy managers should continue to stash May in dynasty leagues.

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May (elbow) started throwing off a mound at the team's spring training facilities on Monday in Arizona. May is slowly recovering from surgery that he had last July to fix his right flexor tendon and UCL. The 26-year-old is expected to pitch in 2024, but that's not likely to come until sometime this summer around the All-Star break in mid-July. Fantasy managers in redraft leagues shouldn't expect a whole lot from him this year, especially since the Dodgers aren't going to put too much on his plate once he is available at the big-league level. The former third-rounder's strikeout rate of 22.5% has left a lot to be desired when considering his pure stuff, but overall, May has looked good in his five years in LA, going 12-9 with a 3.10 ERA and 1.05 WHIP with 57 walks and 174 K's in 191 2/3 frames over 46 outings (34 starts).

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May (elbow) is in the early stages of a throwing program progression at camp and is hoping to be back sometime in August. He's finally in a spot where his elbow isn't giving him trouble. May said that even when he came back from Tommy John surgery, he kept waiting for a day when his discomfort would go away. The pain in his arm is no longer an issue. How the Dodgers deploy the hard-throwing 26-year-old later this year may depend on who is healthy by that point in the season. LA is hoping veteran lefty Clayton Kershaw (shoulder) will return in the second half, and they'll have plenty of pieces to juggle given the pitching staff's injury history. The Dodgers aren't currently hinging any plans on May, so fantasy managers in single-year leagues should act similarly.