Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed reliever Luis Avilan was placed on the 10-day disabled list last week with left triceps soreness. The roster move came roughly one hour prior to first pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Avilan at the time was the 20th different player the Dodgers have put on the disabled list this season; that number grew to 21 this week when Alex Wood went inactive because of left SC joint inflammation. Los Angeles set a Major League record last season by sending 28 players to the DL.
While a timeline has not been provided for Avilan’s recovery or return, the southpaw expects to be out beyond the minimum 10 days, though he recently began throwing, per Ken Gurnick of MLB.com:
Luis Avilan (tricep) said he will resume throwing Tuesday, but expects to be out a little longer than the minimum 10 days.
— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) May 28, 2017
In 23 games this season, Avilan is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 1.53 WHIP. He’s recorded 20 strikeouts and walked eight over 15 innings of work. He allowed one hit and struck out one in an inning of relief in his last appearance.
With Avilan on the DL, the Dodgers have Adam Liberatore as the lone left-handed reliever. Hyun-Jin Ryu was somewhat in the picture, but he’s returning to the rotation Wednesday to start in place of Wood.
Avilan is eligible to be activated on Saturday, June 3.
