With a four-pitch arsenal, Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski works to get ready for 2026 MLB season.
For Los Angeles Dodgers fans, keeping trac of how left-handed pitcher Justin Wrobleski is dialing things up in Spring Training might excite them.
Wrobleski is lined up to get a Cactus League start on Sunday against the Athletics.
Last season, Wrobleski, who played his college ball at Oklahoma State, had a 5-5 record with a 4.32 ERA and two saves. He appeared in 24 games for the Dodgers in the 2025 MLB season. In 66 2/3 innings, Wrobleski posted 76 strikeouts and had a WHIP of 1.23.
In looking at Wrobleski's profile on Baseball Savant, it indicates that he basically has a four-pitch arsenal of a four-seam fastball, slider, sinker, and cutter. Wrobleski will occasionally throw a curveball or changeup, but those are outliers.
His slider and sinker usage really ramped up last season from the 2024 season. Wrobleski actually saw his four-seam fastball usage drop last season. Still, he finds a way to use it when he needs to get an out.
When using that four-seamer, Wrobleski clocked out at 96.0 MPH; when throwing his sinker, that clocked out at 95.0 MPH. He got a lot more movement on his curveball between 2024 and 2025. Let's see if he can keep that trajectory going up this season for the Dodgers.
If Dodgers manager Dave Roberts takes a look at these data points, then he's probably quite happy to see Wrobleski continue to get better.
Los Angeles could sure use a solid season from Wrobleski. The Dodgers' starting rotation right now has three solid arms in Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani, of course, also will see time as a designated hitter for the Dodgers, too.
But Wrobleski has been working hard at Spring Training camp at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. He's obviously focused on being in the best shape that he can get in prior to Opening Day.
Wrobleski has been pretty steady when it comes to his arm angle. There has not been much change in it between the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He throws with just a slight tilt in his pitching motion, so Wrobleski has been able to remain consistent in this area.
Wrobleski was an 11th-round pick by the Dodgers back in the 2021 MLB amateur draft. He's worked his way up through the minor-league system to reach the big leagues.
Now, it's time to see what he can bring to the table (and the plate) in the 2026 season.
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