Dodgers need Tyler Glasnow back now more than ever after Justin Wrobleski move

The Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-10 record since August 1 is tied with the Washington Nationals as the second-worst in baseball. They just limped out of a miserable series loss to the Milwaukee Brewers but, as Dave Roberts said after the loss on Sunday night, "This has been four, five, six weeks of below-average production from our offense." LA has been outscored 50-69 this month.

The offense is clearly the biggest problem, but Edwin Díaz's highly publicized struggles persist, and the rest of the bullpen isn't exactly picking him up. In the rotation, Tarik Skubal has yet to perform to admittedly sky-high expectations, and Justin Wrobleski went onto the 15-day IL with forearm inflammation on Sunday afternoon,

The roster move came of out of nowhere, but Wrobleski has been far more hittable since the end of July. His three starts in August have amounted to just 13⅔ innings with 15 runs allowed (14 earned).

Luckily, the Dodgers have reinforcements on the way. Tyler Glasnow is (hopefully) just one more start away from returning to the major league team. He struck out eight Triple-A hitters over 3⅔ hitless innings on Friday.

Tyler Glasnow's return couldn't come at a better time after Dodgers move Justin Wrobleski to IL

Glasnow has been sidelined since May 6, when he went onto the IL with lower back spasms. In true Dodgers fashion, both he and Dave Roberts downplayed the issue before it almost immediately got worse. He was on the 60-day IL a month later and was forced to stop and restart throwing progressions multiple times before he was finally ready for a rehab assignment on Aug. 4.

As for Wrobleski, the Dodgers have yet to provide a timeline to return, but only six weeks remain of the 2026 season. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic wrote, "If Wrobleski makes it back this season, it might not be as a starter, as manager Dave Roberts said Saturday he expects Wrobleski to slot into a bullpen role this October."

Seasoned Dodgers fans will know that any 'if,' when it comes to a Dodgers pitcher getting hurt, is a big 'if.'

At least with Glasnow back, the Dodgers' postseason rotation will be complete, with just enough time to get back into the swing of things and stretch back out to full workloads. And maybe they'll be able to help the Dodgers out of this weeks-long slide while they're at it.

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