Dave Roberts reveals predictable Tyler Glasnow setback in frustrating Dodgers update

Tyler Glasnow's 2026 campaign started off looking like it would be his best in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform. That's pretty lofty praise, considering the southpaw has been a true front-end starter when healthy, not just in his Dodgers tenure, but his entire MLB career. Unfortunately, "when healthy" does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to Glasnow, and unfortunately, it'd only be seven starts before he'd succumb to injury.

At first, Dave Roberts suggested that the back spasms Glasnow was suffering from wouldn't require a lengthy IL stint. Dodgers fans knew better. The 32-year-old progressed more slowly than expected, which was par for the course. The silver lining was that he had begun playing catch and was hoping to throw off the mound soon.

So much for that plan. Roberts is back to being the bearer of bad news, this time letting us know that Glasnow's back has flared up again, and his work off the mound has been delayed.

Tyler Glasnow's injury setback couldn't come at a worse time for the Dodgers

The silver lining to Glasnow's injury was that Los Angeles was getting back Blake Snell from his own IL stint. Welp, sort of. Snell did indeed return shortly after Glasnow went down, but he'd last just three innings before returning to the IL. He needs surgery to address the dreaded loose bodies in the elbow phenomenon.

The pitching staff is truly taking its lumps of late. And the once-formidable depth is being challenged. The Dodgers are still without Gavin Stone and Landon Knack as rotation options, while the bullpen is a who's who of sore arms, with innings-eater Ben Casparius having his return delayed with a move to the 60-day IL.

At a certain point, one has to wonder what gives. In some cases, these are home-grown arms who have developed injury issues. However, in the case of veterans like Snell and especially Glasnow, you have to wonder if the Dodgers' hubris has gotten the better of them.

Glasnow has topped 100 innings pitched just three times in the 10 seasons he's pitched prior to 2026. His career high in innings in a season is a paltry 134, which coincidentally came in 2024 — his first year in Los Angeles. Things have gone downhill ever since.

The flashes of brilliance are dazzling, but the durability of a wet paper towel is beyond frustrating. When Glasnow returns is anyone's guess, and that's been a far too frequent problem for him every year of his career. If he were the only brittle piece, that'd be fine, but unfortunately he's just one of many with a high level of fragility threatening to derail the Dodgers' three-peat dreams.

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