Overview
- Manager Dave Roberts said the odds of Snell starting the season are "probably zero" as he has yet to throw off a mound.
- Snell has been limited to playing catch to about 90 feet and is slated to progress to 120 and 180 feet before any mound work.
- Roberts does not expect Snell to appear in Cactus League games, and MLB.com reports a regular-season return before May is unlikely.
- The Dodgers plan to lean on rotation depth led by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani, with competitors such as Roki Sasaki, Emmet Sheehan, Justin Wrobleski, Gavin Stone and River Ryan in the mix.
- Other pitchers are behind in their build-ups as Brusdar Graterol remains in a holding pattern and Bobby Miller has not thrown off a mound this spring.