As scheduled, right-hander Tyler Glasnow threw a bullpen session Tuesday afternoon.
In accordance with Los Angeles supervisor Dave Roberts, Glasnow was “ripping the fastball” and utilized his full vary of pitches. The subsequent part in his restoration from elbow tendinitis will contain dealing with hitters in a simulated sport on Friday in Atlanta.
If all goes effectively within the simulated sport, Roberts indicated that Glasnow would possibly rejoin the Dodgers’ rotation as early as subsequent week, though his pitch rely will probably be monitored carefully.
“To get him in a major-league sport is the precedence,” Roberts informed Invoice Plunkett of the Orange County Register, conscious there may be solely time left within the common season for Glasnow to make three begins earlier than the postseason. “If he can deal with two, three innings in a sim sport, I feel that’ll be adequate.”
Glasnow, who was acquired to be the Dodgers’ postseason ace however has been out since Aug. 17 as a consequence of proper elbow tendinitis, had a bullpen session earlier within the day that sparked some hope. There may be optimism that he might make a well timed return and probably rework the Dodgers’ postseason rotation from a priority into a powerful asset, with the potential to begin Sport 1 or Sport 7.
Earlier than Tuesday, Roberts had emphasised that Glasnow would require at the least one rehab begin earlier than he might make his return. Glasnow is scheduled to throw a bullpen session over the weekend, which can assist assess his readiness for this subsequent step.
Now it’s at the least doable that Glasnow might come again on a strict pitch rely with out a rehab project.
“He’s getting off the mound and he’ll most likely have a extra aggressive bullpen session [this week], however we simply gotta know, we gotta get going,” Roberts informed Mike DiGiovanna of The Los Angeles Instances. “We solely have a lot time earlier than he [can] get constructed up and he’s pitching in main league video games. Time is actually of the essence.”
If and when Glasnow does return to the mound this season, Los Angeles will depend on him to carry out like an ace and supply a powerful anchor for his or her postseason rotation.
Earlier than touchdown on the injured listing, the 30-year-old had posted a 3.49 ERA and a 9-6 document. Glasnow additionally set a profession excessive in strikeouts, with 168 in 134 innings pitched.
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