LOS ANGELES — In one other hit to the Dodgers’ rotation, right-hander Tyler Glasnow was positioned on the 15-day injured checklist with proper shoulder irritation forward of Monday night time’s opener towards the Marlins. Righty reliever Noah Davis was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis because the corresponding transfer.
Someday prior, Glasnow had been faraway from his begin towards the Pirates after warming up for the second inning. He mentioned that he had felt one thing seize throughout his last warmup throws and departed with what was later described as proper shoulder discomfort.
Glasnow didn’t bear imaging on his shoulder, which the group believes to be structurally sound. However earlier than he was positioned on the IL, supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned the 31-year-old right-hander was being examined by group medical doctors for “general physique soreness,” a difficulty that was thought-about unrelated to the shoulder.
“If we’ll do that, then let’s guarantee that we now have the whole lot taken care of, so far as the mechanics, the bodily a part of it,” Roberts mentioned earlier than Glasnow was positioned on the IL. “So once we do get him again, then we will simply transfer ahead with out wanting again. That is going to be a difficult one so far as timeline.”
Throughout his first 5 begins, Glasnow went 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 18 innings. Sunday marked his second straight begin that ended prematurely as a result of damage, as Glasnow exited his April 20 outing in Texas after four-plus innings as a result of cramping in his legs.
After Sunday’s begin, Glasnow mentioned he had felt some on-and-off discomfort in his shoulder, which he attributed to the mechanical adjustments he had made earlier than the season. Glasnow additionally modified his routine in between begins, which concerned not throwing weighted balls in favor of lower-effort lengthy toss throughout better distances. These adjustments have been geared towards serving to him keep on the sector for the entire season.
Throughout Spring Coaching, Glasnow mentioned a number of instances that he felt good working along with his new supply. That modified someday between then and late April, leaving Glasnow deeply annoyed.
“I am simply obsessive about making an attempt to determine what is going on on,” Glasnow mentioned on Sunday. “And it has been like this for just a few years, and I am looking for a technique to keep wholesome, and I will attempt to do no matter. I simply do not actually have a solution proper now, and I believe that is probably the most irritating factor. It isn’t like a scarcity of making an attempt.
“It is simply sort of simply getting exhausting at this level. I do know it is in all probability exhausting for lots of people, for me particularly, however like, I really feel unhealthy for my teammates. I really feel unhealthy for individuals watching. … It is a very irritating state of affairs for me. It’s onerous.”
All through his profession, Glasnow has a historical past of arm accidents. His first season with the Dodgers led to August as a result of proper elbow tendinitis, leaving him on the sidelines for the group’s championship run final 12 months.
Dropping Glasnow is one other blow to a Dodgers rotation that’s already with out Blake Snell, who went on the IL with left shoulder irritation after making two begins. Snell was throwing off the mound and inching towards a return till he was shut down from throwing once more final week.
The Dodgers are taking a long-term view towards Snell’s return, with the aim of making certain that he is at his finest when the group wants him down the stretch and within the postseason. The identical will probably be true for Glasnow.
