Roki Sasaki gets the ball for LA carrying a 5.88 ERA and a 1-3 record, but the vibes around him are quietly trending up. He's reportedly shortened his windup and trimmed the moving parts to clean up his fastball command, and over his last handful of starts he's been stingy with walks. Still a long way from the ace everyone signed up for, but the Dodgers are openly playing the long game with him.
Across the diamond, Grayson Rodriguez is finally making his 2026 debut after opening the year on the IL with right shoulder inflammation. His last rehab outing went 4.2 innings with 11 strikeouts and a pitch count up to 94, so he's stretched out enough to give the Angels real innings. The 0.00 ERA next to his name is a technicality. The Dodgers' lineup will be the first big-league test.
- 15-Day-ILBlake Snell (SP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Snell will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies in his left elbow, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/16
- 15-Day-ILBrusdar Graterol (RP) — The Dodgers pulled Graterol (shoulder) from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City due to a back injury, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/15
- 15-Day-ILTyler Glasnow (SP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that Glasnow (back) won't be ready to come off the injured list when first eligible, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.05/15
- 15-Day-ILBen Casparius (RP) — Casparius (shoulder) has been throwing at the Dodgers' complex in Arizona, per MLB.com.05/10
- 15-Day-ILBrock Stewart (RP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Saturday that he expects Stewart (foot) will be on the 15-day injured list for approximately three weeks, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/10
- 60-Day-ILEdwin Diaz (RP) — no05/10
- 60-Day-ILTommy Edman (2B) — The Dodgers transferred Edman (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.05/09
- 60-Day-ILLandon Knack (SP) — The Dodgers transferred Knack (chest) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILEvan Phillips (RP) — Phillips (elbow) threw a bullpen session to a squatting catcher March 17, per MLB.com.05/08
- 60-Day-ILGavin Stone (SP) — Stone (shoulder) has resumed throwing, per MLB.com.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJake Cousins (RP) — The Dodgers transferred Cousins (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILEnrique Hernandez (1B) — Hernandez (elbow) will kick of a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILBobby Miller (SP) — The Dodgers placed Miller (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
- 10-Day-ILTravis d'Arnaud (C) — D'Arnaud (foot) told reporters Saturday that he does not have a timetable for his return from the 10-day injured list, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/16
- 15-Day-ILDrew Pomeranz (RP) — Pomeranz (elbow) said Friday that he doesn't expect to need more than a minimum-length stay on the injured list, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/15
- 15-Day-ILGrayson Rodriguez (SP) — The Angels announced Friday that Rodriguez (shoulder) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.05/15
- 15-Day-ILYusei Kikuchi (SP) — Kikuchi (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for 3-to-4 weeks, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILBen Joyce (RP) — Imaging on Joyce's right shoulder came back negative Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/16
- 60-Day-ILRobert Stephenson (RP) — The Angels announced that Stephenson underwent ligament and flexor repair surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is likely to miss the remainder of the season, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAnthony Rendon (3B) — The Angels placed Rendon (hip) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
Speaking of the IL, the Dodgers' pitching staff looks like a MASH unit. Snell is heading for elbow surgery Tuesday, Glasnow's back isn't ready, and the bullpen is missing Graterol, Phillips, Stewart, Casparius, and Diaz. The Angels aren't much better off — Kikuchi is shut down for 3-to-4 weeks, Joyce is on the 60-day, and d'Arnaud has no timetable behind the plate.
The market has the Dodgers at -130 with a 9.5 at Pinnacle and an 8.5 at DK, and the EV numbers are red across the board — nothing screaming bet me. DK money is piling onto the Dodgers ML (87% of handle) which tracks for a public Sunday afternoon spot. If you want a swing, it's probably leaning to whatever Rodriguez gives you in his first 4 or 5 innings before this Angels bullpen has to cover the back end.