Overview
- Manager Dave Roberts said Stone reported soreness after his Feb. 24 Cactus League inning and a subsequent bullpen, leading to imaging that revealed inflammation in his surgically repaired right shoulder.
- Roberts characterized the response as a precaution to let soreness dissipate, noting the club has "put him on ice" with no firm date to resume throwing despite the planned short shutdown.
- Stone missed 2025 following an Oct. 9, 2024 reconstruction that addressed a bone scraping the capsule and included partial labrum and rotator cuff repairs, which informs the Dodgers’ conservative approach.
- With Blake Snell unlikely for Opening Day, the rotation picture shifts toward options such as Roki Sasaki, Emmet Sheehan, Justin Wrobleski and River Ryan, while Kyle Hurt is being viewed as a multi-inning bullpen piece.
- The Dodgers still intend to manage a six-man staff or hybrid setup early, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow locked in and Shohei Ohtani expected to start on a limited early-season workload.