{"id":39935,"date":"2025-04-10T08:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39935"},"modified":"2025-04-10T08:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:01:59","slug":"tony-gonsolin-makes-key-strides-in-rehab-assignment-whats-next-for-dodgers-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39935","title":{"rendered":"Tony Gonsolin Makes Key Strides in Rehab Assignment: What&#8217;s Next for Dodgers\u2019 Ace?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\">Dodgers RHP struck out seven in 3\u2153 innings on Wednesday night for Oklahoma City in his second rehab start.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-entry-content \">\n<p id=\"DqXplD\">In a perfect world, Tony Gonsolin would continue to progress on his minor league rehab assignment, continuing to build up his innings much like a spring training plan. But a potential\u00a0Dodgers\u00a0need for a major league starting pitcher next week could complicate things.<\/p>\n<p id=\"HmG7LF\">For his part, Gonsolin was fantastic on Wednesday night in Triple-A Oklahoma City, striking out seven in his 3\u2153 innings against the Round Rock Express in Texas. Gonsolin allowed only a single, walk, and an unearned run in his outing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bABHqE\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1910138696713613474&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truebluela.com%2F2025%2F4%2F9%2F24401921%2Ftony-gonsolin-strikeouts-rehab-assignment-dodgers&amp;sessionId=81685b4be97191ab8114c7f5610c913a0408cdc3&amp;siteScreenName=truebluela&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1910138696713613474\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"m7p1Sb\">Gonsolin among his 46 pitches ht got 14 swinging strikes, including eight in 12 swings on the splitter alone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TNxqeP\">He\u00a0pitched 1\u2154 scoreless innings last Thursday\u00a0in his first rehab start for Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Z4dNF3\">The Dodgers won\u2019t rush Gonsolin back from the back tightness that sidelined him during spring training. As\u00a0Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register noted Wednesday, Dave Roberts said this week he\u2019d like to stretch to five or six innings before returning.<\/p>\n<p id=\"SreWTs\">But this hasn\u2019t stopped them before.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Oe3pTD\">In 2023, Gonsolin injured his ankle in spring training and missed the first month of the season. The\u00a0initial plan for his rehab\u00a0was to pitch four innings in his first start in Triple-A, then go five innings in another rehab start before getting activated.<\/p>\n<p id=\"vzIizc\">What\u00a0<em>did<\/em>\u00a0happen was\u00a0Gonsolin struck out seven in three-plus innings for Oklahoma City, then was pressed into major league duty the next time out even though he wasn\u2019t fully stretched out. Gonsolin in his first game back with the Dodgers\u00a0pitched 3\u2153 scoreless innings but was pulled after 65 pitches.<\/p>\n<p id=\"YkbLql\">As for this year\u2019s Dodgers, they will have another stretch of six days in a row with a game starting Friday, and the trio of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki, and Tyler Glasnow starting for the second weekend in a row, plus Dustin May next week. But they\u2019ll still need to fill innings for Tuesday and Wednesday against the Rockies.<\/p>\n<p id=\"UA8Pr5\">Landon Knack may or may not stay in the rotation slot earmarked for Blake Snell, who will miss at least one more start on the injured list. Justin Wrobleski\u00a0was optioned on Wednesday\u00a0and must remain in the minors for 15 days unless returning to replace another injured player. Bobby Miller would be the other major-league-ready starter in Triple-A, and they have Nick Frasso who has gone two, two, and three innings in his three games if the Dodgers opt for a bullpen game for one of those games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"q8CLft\">Or they could just turn to Gonsolin for what would be a shorter start but perhaps not all that different than what they might expect from the other options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodgers RHP struck out seven in 3\u2153 innings on Wednesday night for Oklahoma City in his second rehab start. 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