When Kuroda is your ace, things aren't that good. The Dodgers should win the West again this year but it will be a lot tougher for them with their rotation and iffy closer. The West should be interesting this season.Manager Joe Torre named Hiroki Kuroda the Dodgers' Opening Day starter on Wednesday.
Kuroda, who went 9-10 with a 3.73 ERA in 2008, will be followed in the rotation by Randy Wolf, Chad Billingsley, Clayton Kershaw and a fifth starter who has yet to be determined. The arrangement allows the Dodgers to alternate left-handers and right-handers through their first four games.