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With only a handful of days remaining before the Dodgers officially submit their 25-man roster, the bullpen remains one of the few areas that has stayed relatively healthy throughout the spring, and outside of maybe one possible bubble player, is in its final stages of being a finished product — at least for the beginning of the season.
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Although the original recovery time with Andre Ethier‘s fractured right tibia was estimated at 10-14 weeks, the Dodgers’ outfielder is doing everything possible to optimize the healing process and conceivably speed up his return to the team.
Right now, Ethier isn’t wearing a cast, but rather a fitted brace that is completely removable. He’s also utilizing a healing technique known as “vibration therapy,” which employs an electrical bone stimulator that tucks into his pants.
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During the final days leading up to the beginning of the 2016 Cactus League season, very few questions remained regarding how exactly the Dodgers’ 25-man roster would be constructed to start the regular season. Today, however, with each passing hour, some of the best Dodger bloggers in the business are finding it difficult to keep up with every single developing story that affects the team’s prospective roster.
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Although he was hoping to be healthy and fully prepared to play on Opening Day, recent reports are suggesting that second baseman Howie Kendrick may be destined to begin the season on a very crowded Dodgers‘ disabled list.
The plan right now is to have Kendrick stay behind in Arizona with the minor league squads while the remainder of the team travels back to Los Angeles to prepare for the final exhibition series of the spring against the Angels. The Dodgers are hoping that his calf continues to progress — conceivably enough to cram in as many at-bats and fielding reps as possible in an effort to be ready for the opener on April 4.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers received a bit of good news in the injury department on Friday when shortstop Corey Seager resumed normal baseball activities just one day after testing himself with four at-bats in a controlled, minor league game.
Seager appeared as designated hitter in the game, and although he was retired in all four of his ABs, wasn’t permitted to run the bases even if he had put the ball in play.
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Still unable to throw or swing a bat with just nine days remaining until Opening Day, Dodgers’ catcher Yasmani Grandal may be dangerously close to beginning the season on the disabled list.
Grandal has been battling soreness in his right forearm for the past two weeks, and apparently the strain was made worse when he fouled a ball off his upper arm in a Cactus League game against the Mariners on Monday.
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In addition to missing the first three months of the season because of a fractured tibia, Dodgers’ outfielder Andre Ethier‘s absence is also having secondary effects on the substance of the squad — most specifically, determining which player fills his vacated spot on the 25-man roster.
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The injury department became much worse for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday afternoon when a follow-up CT scan of outfielder Andre Ethier‘s right leg revealed a fractured tibia.
Ethier is expected to spend up to 14 weeks on the disabled list. No surgery will be needed.
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When we initially took a glance at pitching prospect Yadier Alvarez back in December, he didn’t have much of a track record in terms of organized baseball, and it remained somewhat of a mystery the exact type of skill set he would bring along with him to the farm. Moreover, due to visa issues at the time, nobody within the Dodgers‘ organization had a firm idea as to when he would arrive stateside.
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When the Los Angeles Dodgers signed right-handed reliever Louis Coleman to a one-year, $725,000 deal last month, it didn’t create much buzz among the fan base, much less indicate any type of significant upgrade in the bullpen. However, after a careful analysis of the possible roles he could play in the 2016 Dodgers bullpen, Coleman may be considered a lock for the 25-man roster come Opening Day.
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