{"id":49528,"date":"2025-05-19T09:08:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49528"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:08:34","slug":"corresponding-move-for-clayton-kershaws-return-further-wrecks-dodgers-pitching-depth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49528","title":{"rendered":"Corresponding move for Clayton Kershaw\u2019s return further wrecks Dodgers\u2019 pitching depth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Atlanta Braves v Los Angeles Dodgers\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4252,h_2391\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/75\/01jvg6vyx24hv68vtmd0.jpg\" alt=\"Atlanta Braves v Los Angeles Dodgers\" width=\"4252\" height=\"2391\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Atlanta Braves v Los Angeles Dodgers\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Atlanta Braves v Los Angeles Dodgers | Ronald Martinez\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Over the past week, it seemed like the Dodgers were finally getting some good news on Blake Snell&#8217;s progress. He went onto the IL after just two starts and was fully shut down for over a month despite MRIs coming back clean, but\u00a0he started throwing on flat ground on Thursday\u00a0on the heels of Tyler Glasnow taking the same step a few days before. There was still going to be a long road ahead for both of them, but a first step is a first step.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">However, the Dodgers&#8217; roster move on Saturday confirmed that fans are going to be kept waiting even longer to see Snell back on the mound. Clayton Kershaw was activated for his much anticipated season debut against the Angels, reliever Ryan Loutos was optioned to Triple-A, and Snell was moved to the 60-day IL.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"min-h-[550px]\">\n<div>\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=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1923867309573275671&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersway.com%2Fcorresponding-move-for-clayton-kershaw-s-return-further-wrecks-dodgers-pitching-depth&amp;sessionId=200f8f9d24445e55f53efd2ee467036498816083&amp;siteScreenName=DodgersWayFS&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1923867309573275671\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Blake Snell moved to Dodgers&#8217; 60-day IL as Clayton Kershaw returns to roster<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">This doesn&#8217;t necessarily effect\u00a0Snell&#8217;s already dubious timeline, given that he&#8217;s already been down for six weeks, but it confirms that the Dodgers are still very much treading lightly with him and that the road to recovery is going to be long. He&#8217;ll need to ramp up from throwing on flat ground through all of the other requisite steps and\u00a0<em>then<\/em>\u00a0go on a rehab assignment, which could take weeks still, especially if he encounters more setbacks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It&#8217;s ironic that PoBO Andrew Friedman said during\u00a0<em>Snell&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0introductory press conference that the Dodgers were stocking up on starting pitchers because they were\u00a0naive to believe they had enough depth last season. All of that renewed depth has been almost completely chewed through just 1\/4 of the way through the season \u2014 with this Snell move, with Glasnow&#8217;s timeline still being murky, and with Roki Sasaki now on the 15-day IL.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The only good news here is that if Snell does have to stay out deep into the season, the Dodgers will be closer to the trade deadline than not, where they&#8217;ll be able to overcrowd the roster with even more starting pitchers. It&#8217;ll probably create a massive roster crunch headache for them down the line, but there&#8217;s really nothing else they can do if they have a rotation full of pitchers coming off of injuries and who they&#8217;re unwilling to stretch long into games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Kershaw&#8217;s return is, of course, a welcome one, but the corresponding Snell move\u00a0<em>really<\/em>\u00a0ruins the vibe.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-j7qwjs\">\n<div class=\"css-1rwzck\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta Braves v Los Angeles Dodgers | Ronald Martinez\/GettyImages Over the past week, it seemed like the Dodgers were finally getting some good news on Blake Snell&#8217;s&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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