Dodgers head coach Dave Roberts revealed before the game on Monday that the team has slowed down Tyler Glasnow's recovery from shoulder inflammation due to his abnormal physical reaction to a May 23 bullpen pitch. "It's not a shoulder-specific issue, but the overall physical function is not as expected," Roberts stressed, "and it's uncertain when he'll be back on the pitcher's mound, hopefully with a timeline similar to Blake Snell." "
Since Grasno was added to the list of wounded soldiers on April 28 (transferred to 60 days of IL the next day), the road to recovery has been full of twists and turns. The starting five games this season have a 4.50 ERA, one of which left early due to cramps. His original rotating trio with Snell and Roki Sasaki are now training with shoulder injuries, with Snell leading the way and expected to practice in the bullpen for the first time this weekend or next week.
"I confess on his behalf that the level of frustration is the same as that of the team," Roberts said, "and the recovery process has been full of twists and turns. He was eager to get back to help, but there was no positive response from the bullpen and we are redesigning the intensity plan. "