{"id":674046,"date":"2026-05-16T04:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674046\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T04:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:51:15","slug":"dodgers-to-place-blake-snell-on-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674046\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers To Place Blake Snell On Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dodgers are placing left-hander Blake Snell<\/a> back on the injured list, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic<\/a>. Lefty Charlie Barnes<\/a> is being recalled in a corresponding move, according to Maddie Lee of the Los Angeles Times<\/a>. Snell, whose placement is backdated to May 12th, reportedly has \u201cloose bodies\u201d in his throwing elbow.<\/p>\n

Snell was only just activated from the injured list on May 9th, so this unfortunately makes for a quick return. He had missed the first month of the season with left shoulder fatigue. Snell then made two rehab starts at Single-A and one final start at Triple-A, in which he lasted four innings. The Dodgers somewhat surprisingly<\/a> activated Snell despite previously wanting him to be stretched out to five innings in his rehab stint. In the end, Snell only made one start in the Majors before landing back on the injured list, and it didn\u2019t go particularly well, with Snell allowing five runs (four earned) in three innings on the 9th against the Braves.<\/p>\n

According to manager Dave Roberts, Snell felt something \u201cin the back of\u201d his left elbow during a game of catch yesterday (link via Ardaya<\/a>). That led to the discovery of the loose bodies. Ardaya adds that there is no set plan right now as to whether Snell will require surgery. Notably, Snell underwent arthroscopic surgery in July 2019 to remove loose bodies from the same elbow, and he ended up missing six weeks. While this new injury isn\u2019t a re-aggravation of Snell\u2019s shoulder troubles, the mention of loose bodies in his elbow is equally troubling. A precise timeline will hopefully be known in the next few days, but the expectation is that Snell will return before the end of the season, according to Alden Gonz\u00e1lez of MLB.com<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n

The loss of Snell is a big hit to the Dodgers\u2019 rotation. Tyler Glasnow<\/a> went on the injured list a week ago with lower back spasms. The team had been using a six-man rotation to protect the health of their starters, particularly Shohei Ohtani<\/a>, who is aiming for a full season as both a pitcher and a hitter for the first time since 2023. With Glasnow and Snell both out of the picture, the rotation is a five-man group consisting of Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a>, Ohtani, Emmet Sheehan<\/a>, Justin Wrobleski<\/a>, and Roki Sasaki<\/a>. Sasaki has a 5.88 ERA through 33 2\/3 innings and is the clear weak spot in the rotation. He might have been demoted if Snell simply took Glasnow\u2019s spot, but with both injured, Sasaki\u2019s spot appears safe for now.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers have a few options to replace Snell, but they each come with risks. River Ryan<\/a> was just activated at Triple-A after missing a month with a hamstring injury. He is only \u201ca slim possibility\u201d to eventually join the big league rotation, according to Roberts (via Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register<\/a>). Left-hander Jackson Ferris<\/a> is the club\u2019s No. 8 prospect according to MLB.com<\/a>. He\u2019s only made six starts at Triple-A with a 7.43 ERA, so he\u2019d be over-exposed in the Majors. Among non-prospects, Barnes might be the fallback option. FanGraphs<\/a> has him as the long man in the Dodgers\u2019 bullpen for now, but Barnes has been a starter for nearly all of his career in MLB and the Korea Baseball Organization. He could take a few turns through the rotation as a temporary stopgap, which would preserve the Dodgers\u2019 six-man rotation.<\/p>\n

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