{"id":640431,"date":"2026-03-24T07:58:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/640431\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T07:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:58:33","slug":"dodgers-reveal-their-starting-rotation-pitching-plans-for-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/640431\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers reveal their starting rotation pitching plans for season"},"content":{"rendered":"

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> <\/p>\n

The Dodgers<\/a>\u2019 rotation order is set for the first homestand of the season. And another wild spring training start from right-hander Roki Sasaki didn\u2019t change the plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to start the fourth game of the season,\u201d manager Dave Roberts said Monday after a 7-7 tie with the Angels. \u201cHe\u2019s got to go out there and attack hitters. It\u2019s just one of those things where it\u2019s tough to pitch when you\u2019re working behind in counts, running deep counts and getting your pitch count up there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it\u2019s mechanical, if it\u2019s mental, if it\u2019s emotional, all of that we\u2019ve kind of got to sift through and find some clarity when he takes the mound. Because at the end of the day, he\u2019s got to go out there and get outs.\u201d<\/p>\n

To round out the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, after Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> takes the mound Thursday on opening day, he\u2019ll be followed by Emmet Sheehan<\/a> and Tyler Glasnow<\/a>. Sasaki is penciled in for Monday against the Cleveland Guardians, followed by Shohei Ohtani<\/a> on March 31.<\/p>\n

Off days on Sunday and April 2 make it possible for the Dodgers to give all their pitchers at least five days\u2019 rest between their first and second starts without needing a sixth starter.<\/p>\n

Left-hander Justin Wrobleski<\/a> is pegged to be that additional starter when the schedule features less frequent days off. In the meantime, he\u2019ll be available to throw multiple innings out of the bullpen.<\/p>\n

That could come in handy if, for example, Sasaki runs into trouble again.<\/p>\n

Asked if a week was enough time for Sasaki to make the necessary adjustments to go deep into his first start, Roberts said: \u201cI\u2019m not really concerned as far as deep into a game. I expect him to go further than he went this spring.\u201d<\/p>\n

After starting the season for the Dodgers in Tokyo last year, Yamamoto is looking forward to opening day at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a different game, and with a different atmosphere,\u201d Yamamoto said through an interpreter. \u201cAnd then we\u2019re coming off the championship year, then this is the first time I\u2019ll be pitching in front of the Dodgers fans [since then].\u201d<\/p>\n

Yamamoto, who was on the mound for the final out of the 2025 season, hasn\u2019t pitched at Dodger Stadium since Game 3 of the National League Division Series<\/a> against the Philadelphia Phillies.<\/p>\n

Sheehan claimed a regular spot in the rotation after returning last June from Tommy John surgery rehab. He had a 2.82 earned-run average through 15 appearances last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was maybe throwing bullpens right now a year ago,\u201d Sheehan said after his last spring start. \u201cSo it\u2019s definitely nice. That\u2019s the main thing, to have my health. Grateful for that every time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sheehan wrapped up Cactus League play with a 5.91 ERA in three starts, but he was encouraged by the progress he made in syncing up his delivery.<\/p>\n

Glasnow capped his strong spring with five innings of one-run baseball against the Angels on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen everything\u2019s lined up and feeling good … I think a lot of the other stuff follows,\u201d Glasnow said. \u201cAnd I was just able to go out and be myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

He recorded 11 strikeouts against the Angels, leaning on his curveball as his putaway pitch. It generated a 72% whiff rate, according to Statcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving my curveball feel so good, I kind of just leaned on it,\u201d Glasnow said. \u201cI\u2019m sure things will change in-season, game to game. But tonight, it was a pretty obvious game plan for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The Dodgers\u2019 rotation order is set for the first homestand of the season. And another wild…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2390],"tags":[291,5,190,81914,7880,39,7907,1165,446,3223,5954,774,56,3224,3222,4,81915,1602,110,1479,468,1373,786,313],"class_list":["post-640431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-angels","tag-angels","tag-baseball","tag-day","tag-different-game","tag-dodger","tag-dodgers","tag-emmet-sheehan","tag-la","tag-la-angels","tag-laangels","tag-last-week","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-angels","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesangels","tag-mlb","tag-multiple-innings","tag-roberts","tag-roki-sasaki","tag-season","tag-shohei-ohtani","tag-start","tag-tyler-glasnow","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116283094358140394","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}