The Los Angeles Dodgers received bad news on a couple of fronts when it comes to their starting rotation on Tuesday.
First, the team was informed that Tyler Glasnow, who has been on the injured list since May 8th due to back spasms, suffered a setback in his throwing program and will be shutdown. Currently 3-0 on the year with a 2.72 ERA and 49 Ks across 39.2IP, the right hander has been as good as they come when healthy this season.
Unfortunately, as has been the case throughout his 11 year MLB career, staying healthy remains a challenge for the hard throwing righty. Glasnow was limited to just 90.1IP in 2025, and has never thrown more than 134 innings in any season since he debuted in 2016.
Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes stopped short of providing any kind of timeline for when fans can expect Glasnow to resume throwing, but needless to say it’s a disappointing development.
The team then announced that Blake Snell would require a NanoScope procedure to remove loose bodies in his pitching elbow. It’s expected to be a very similar procedure and recovery process from what Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal just underwent.
The NanoScope is a thinner, less invasive tool which hopes to reduce the usual 2-4 month recovery timeline from an arthroscopy procedure. “Obviously, we don’t know 100% until they’re in there,” Gomes told reporters “but that’s what we’re expecting.”
With Glasnow and Snell both sidelined, and River Ryan and Gavin Stone still building up their arm strength from injuries of their own, it looks like LA will turn to the recently acquired Eric Lauer to fill some innings for the team. The Dodgers acquired him for cash considerations from the Blue Jays after he was designated for assignment by the team earlier this month.
According to Gomes, the rationale behind adding Lauer into the mix instead of going with a 5 man rotation is to keep things predictable for their other starters.
“The biggest thing is making sure we’re balancing winning as many games as possible but not panicking and throwing our process out of whack here,” Gomes said. “Trying to balance the short and long term. This is a guy that’s had a lot of success in the big leagues and somebody that we feel like we can get back to what he was last year.”
Roki Sasaki, Shohei Ohtani, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have been appearing regularly on 6 days of rest this season, and LA doesn’t appear overly interested in throwing that rotation out of whack.
LA will continue their NL West series against the Padres on Tuesday and Wednesday evening before heading to Milwaukee on Friday.
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