The Los Angeles Dodgers have positioned left-handed starter Blake Snell on the 15-day injured record with shoulder irritation, the crew introduced Sunday. The transfer was made retroactive to April 3. To take Snell’s spot on the energetic roster, the Dodgers have recalled right-hander Matt Sauer. 

Snell will meet with Dr. Neal ElAttrache to find out additional steps, supervisor Dave Roberts stated Monday.

“I feel every thing is in play proper now,” Roberts instructed reporters, together with the Athletic.

Snell, 32, has made a pair of begins for the reigning-champion Dodgers this season. In these mixed 9 innings of labor, he is put up an ERA of two.00. Nevertheless, he is additionally permitted 5 unearned runs, walked eight batters towards 4 strikeouts, and thrown two wild pitches. The Dodgers signed the two-time Cy Younger winner this previous offseason to a five-year, $182 million free-agent contract that additionally features a crew choice for 2030. He is coming off a 2024 season for the San Francisco Giants during which he had a 125 ERA+ and an FIP of two.43 in 20 begins. 

Snell up to now has handled shoulder and elbow points along with struggling soft-tissue accidents to his higher and decrease physique. Simply twice in 10 MLB seasons has Snell managed to log a qualifying variety of innings in a season. 

The Dodgers have damage issues all through the rotation, however the rotation continues to be a deep one. Lots of these arms, nevertheless, are alongside Snell on the IL, which explains why the Dodgers might should go off-script for a bit. As Eric Stephen writes on BlueSky: 

“Considered one of Tuesday or Wednesday may find yourself being a bullpen sport for the Dodgers, however Justin Wrobleski pitched 5 ⅔ scoreless innings final Wednesday for Oklahoma Metropolis and Landon Knack pitched 4 ⅔ innings Thursday. Each would line up properly if wanted.”

The Dodgers are accustomed to such difficult straits, as they navigated the complete 2024 postseason – all the way in which to successful the World Sequence – with simply three wholesome beginning pitchers. 

As for the 2025 Dodgers, they enter Sunday’s slate of video games with an MLB-best 9-1 report on the younger season.