The Los Angeles Dodgers have had some of their most prolific members of the pitching roster shelved for significant time this season.
Luckily, there have been some positive signs of improvement from a few key pitchers trending towards recovery. Blake Treinen, who finished 2024 with a 1.93 ERA over 46.2 innings, is working to overcome the forearm tightness he first started feeling in mid-April.
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“There’s still some hurdles to get to and get past, and as of right now, I feel like everything’s been going really smoothly,” Treinen said. “It’s been quite the blessing, based on what the original prognosis was. I’m excited. I feel good about the process coming back.”
Treinen mustered just eight innings this season before landing on the injured list on April 19. He spoke more on his progression and the light at the end of the tunnel.
“It’s probably where it needs to be right now, and that’s the best way I can word it,” Treinen said. “All I know is how I feel right now is right where it needs to be. The bullpen results today were really good. So just continuing to take each day one step at a time.”
Manager Dave Roberts spoke on another integral pitcher, All-Star starter Tyler Glasnow, who has been on the injured list since April 28 with shoulder inflammation. The right-hander recently threw a live batting practice to minor league hitters.
“The velocity was there, the swing-and-miss, the delivery,” Roberts said. “Talking to him after, he was really excited. There’ll be another simulated game, two innings, next week. Not sure exactly which day. But we’re very encouraged. I thought the stuff was really good, and Tyler was pretty excited.”
The skipper also shared his thoughts on Blake Snell’s bullpen of all fastballs. The two-time Cy Young Award-winning southpaw has been out since April 6, just two starts into his Dodgers tenure.
“I think he got to 20, 25 pitches and it was crispy, it was good,” Roberts said. “Really good. I’m not sure what his next one is, but he came out of it really well which is exciting for all of us. I’m sure the next one we’ll probably start incorporating some spin.”
The three All-Star arms will continue to do what they can to get back to the show, and look to subtract from the 14 names of pitchers currently on the IL.
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