Tyler Glasnow hitting IL should have Dodgers worried about $300 million commitments

Tyler Glasnow has long been suspected as being allergic to staying healthy for an entire major league season, and the Dodgers' latest roster move on Monday, just a few hours ahead of their series opener against the Miami Marlins, all but confirmed it.

Glasnow was pulled out of his last start against the Pirates after just one inning and 17 pitches and the Dodgers were quick to confirm that the issue was shoulder discomfort, which is kind of a kiss of death with pitchers. It was his second early exit in just as many starts, and he verbalized his frustration with the fact that he can never get out from under a myriad of injuries after the game.

Reliever Noah Davis was spotted at Dodger Stadium ahead of the opener, which all but indicated that Glasnow would be going to the IL. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reported that Glasnow was being checked on by team doctors before official word came down, but it would've been fruitless for Dodgers fans to stay hopeful, given Glasnow's history.

Two hours before game time, the move became official: Davis was rejoining the roster, and Glasnow was headed to the IL. Ardaya also reported that the "Dodgers believe Glasnow's shoulder is structurally sound" but are also looking at "overall body soreness."

Tyler Glasnow goes onto the Dodgers' IL again, this time with shoulder inflammation

Blake Snell is also currently dealing with shoulder inflammation, for which he received a painkilling injection to treat on Monday, according to Ardaya. Despite his MRI showing no signs of structural damage, he has no timeline to return and was completely shut down from baseball activities this week. Snell signed on for $182 million this offseason. Glasnow signed a $136.5 million extension when he arrived last offseason via trade. That's $318.5 million tied up with troublesome shoulder injuries.

Tony Gonsolin is en route to arrive on Wednesday, and Dave Roberts has said that the Dodgers would be willing to stretch rookie Ben Casparius, who's been solid out of the bullpen, as a temporary starter in the meantime. Still, Glasnow's injury is exasperating. Everyone knew that he was always going to be at risk of getting hurt, and it didn't help that he came to a team that turned out to be the one to spend the most time on the IL last season, but maybe something would change with the Dodgers.

No dice. It's likely that Glasnow will start on the 15-day IL, like Snell, but it also won't be surprising if we get a lot of non-updates over the next few weeks. Both might be stuck in an incredibly frustrating limbo, leaving the Dodgers without two starters for the foreseeable future less than 30 games into the season.