Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow’s body is “not responding” to his pitching progression, per manager Dave Roberts.
Glasnow will take a step back in his progression and go back to playing catch on flat ground.
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“I know he’s just as frustrated as we all are,” said Roberts.
Glasnow was recently transferred to the 60-day injured list with continued shoulder inflammation, retroactive to April 28. He is one of 15 Dodgers pitchers currently on the IL in what has been a brutal display for the pitching roster.
The right-hander was five starts into 2025 before his year was halted, and he attained a 4.50 ERA over 18 innings of work. This is up from his 3.49 ERA mark last season which earned him his first All-Star selection.
Glasnow is in the 88th percentile among qualified starting pitchers in strikeout percentage, punching out 29.9 percent of batters faced, but has seen a bit of a drop in his fastball velocity, a pitch that he uses the most (46.4 percent of the time) in his mix.
Last season saw a 96.3 mph average on his heater, placing him in the 84th percentile of qualified pitchers. But this season is at a 95.2 mph average, the 69th percentile in MLB.
This has also factored into Glasnow’s lowered swing-and-miss rate, which is at 27.6 percent of his pitches, or the 67th percentile among pitchers. The All-Star was in the 85th percentile of this category in 2024.
Whether the injuries have contributed to these stats or not, Glasnow must soon find a way to progress back onto the mound and contribute to an ailing Dodgers pitching roster. The Newhall, CA native has proven to be a force when he is healthy, but for now, he will continue playing catch on flat ground.
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Everything that has happened this year, has been depressing. Our pitching staff is decimated. Our stud closer has taken 3 steps back. We have Conforto and Muncy that can’t consistently hit for average. It’s been a long time since a team has won back to back world series, and if this disappointing dodger season continues, I dont expect us to even make the world series. Assuming we manage to win the division, we would play in the wild card round as the 3 seed.
This team just has to peak at the right time and get some of these pitchers off the IL! So many times the best team in the league doesn’t win in October, just the one that clicked and got hot at the end of summer
Agree with Gabe. Muncy finally seems to be coming into some kind of form (we clearly lose last night without him), but personally I never thought they needed Conforto and will never understand signing him, let alone keeping him instead of Taylor, who at least meant something to the org.
That said, we’ve been decimated with pitching and are somehow holding it together with glue and duct tape. No team has ever – ever – won the World Series in June. I don’t need them to win the division by 20 games only to lose in the NLDS like in 2019, 2022. and 2023. They were similarly decimated last year and somehow held it together just enough to win the World Series. Take a deep breath and hopefully we’ll be alright when it matters most.
Dodgers Owners, Get Rid of Tyler Glasnow!!! What a waste of Money!!!! The Guy is useless!
He needs to figure out whatever is happening with his health and get back on track. He has proven to be valuable when healthy…..but obviously that’s the issue.
That was a terrible trade. We could really use Peoiot.