Tyler Glasnow lasted only one inning into at the moment’s begin towards the Pirates, because the Dodgers right-hander left the mound whereas taking his warm-up pitches earlier than the start of the second body. The Dodgers formally introduced that Glasnow left the sport as a result of discomfort in his throwing shoulder. Following the sport, Glasnow advised the Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya and different reporters that he’s been coping with some shoulder soreness lately, calling it a aspect impact of mechanical adjustments he’s made to try to scale back stress on his elbow. Supervisor Roberts mentioned an IL stint for Glasnow is “definitely a risk,” although extra checks will probably be achieved earlier than the membership comes to a decision.
This might be an ominous state of affairs for any pitcher, but it’s significantly troublesome in Glasnow’s case given his lengthy harm historical past. Glasnow hasn’t been sidelined with a selected shoulder-related challenge since method again in his 2016 rookie season, but the righty has missed massive chunks of his profession as a result of a Tommy John surgical procedure, a extreme indirect pressure, a forearm pressure, and two elbows strains. The latest of these elbow strains got here simply final season, as Glasnow didn’t pitch after August 11 and subsequently missed out on the Dodgers’ whole playoff run.
Glasnow’s elbow sprain lower quick what had been the healthiest season of his whole profession. He tossed a career-best 134 innings in 2024, whereas posting a 3.49 ERA, 32.2% strikeout charge, and 6.7% stroll charge. Glasnow had a 3.71 ERA in 4 begins and 17 innings previous to at the moment’s abbreviated outing, with a a lot greater stroll charge and a fastball that’s been a mile per hour slower than his 2024 velocity (although that drop isn’t essentially an enormous concern this early in a season). That is really the second straight begin that Glasnow has made an early exit; leg cramps compelled him out in the course of the fifth inning of his final outing on April 20.
Even when simply as a precautionary measure, it might seem to be Glasnow might be headed to the 15-day injured listing, creating yet one more wrinkle within the revolving door that’s the Dodgers’ rotation. Roberts introduced simply earlier at the moment that Tony Gonsolin was anticipated to be activated from the 15-day IL to begin Wednesday’s sport, marking Gonsolin’s long-awaited return to motion after he underwent Tommy John surgical procedure late within the 2023 season. Gonsolin was already changing Blake Snell, who went on the shelf as a result of shoulder irritation.
Los Angeles has been coping with a seemingly endless listing of pitching accidents in recent times, although the staff’s sheer quantity of accessible arms (and its star-studded lineup) has continued to maintain the Dodgers on the successful observe. They’ll need to dip into that depth once more if Glasnow is out of motion, although it would nonetheless be a few weeks till Clayton Kershaw is eligible to be activated from the 60-day IL. Kershaw is ready for 2 Triple-A rehab begins this coming week as the long run Corridor-of-Famer is hopefully within the ultimate ramp-up levels in direction of his 2025 debut.
