The Dodgers needed someone from their long list of 2024 starting pitchers to step up, and Buehler, just rounding into form after Tommy John surgery, was that guy.

Had the Dodgers' starting rotation been healthy, there's a chance Buehler would not have even started in the playoffs, but injuries to Tyler Glasnow, Gavin Stone, River Ryan, and

The Dodgers extended a qualifying offer to outfielder Teoscar Hernández on Monday, according to multiple reports.The real news, however, was their decision not to extend the $21 million offer for next year to Walker Buehler,