Spring Notes: Dodgers now have 17 cuts to go (11, really), Wrobo/Ryan competition, Tanner & Treinen headed opposite directions, more

Chad Moriyama 03/17/2026 Dodgers News Leave A Comment

Hello, sorry for the long break but I was busy with some personal stuff going on. Thankfully nothing major has happened in terms of big news. As I’ve been saying, the more boring Spring Training is for the Dodgers, the better.

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11 players were cut from big-league camp around the start of March, and then the Dodgers snipped 12 more from their roster over a week ago. Those cuts included the 40-man additions from this off-season in outfielder Ryan Ward and pitcher Ronan Kopp, who were optioned to AAA, while 10 non-roster invitees were sent to minor-league camp: outfielders Josue De Paula and Kendall George, catcher Griffin Lockwood-Powell, and pitchers Carlos Duran, Carson Hobbs, Garrett McDaniels, Jackson Ferris, Wyatt Mills, Jordan Weems, and Lucas Wepf.

After yesterday’s game they cut eight more players, optioning pitcher Paul Gervase and outfielder Michael Siani (40-man roster), and reassigning pitchers Cole Irvin and Ryder Ryan, infielder Noah Miller, and outfielders Zach Ehrhard, Zyhir Hope, and James Tibbs III to the minor side of camp (non-roster invitees).

While none of them were necessarily expected to make the team, Ward certainly seemed to have a fighting chance at making the decision tough for the team, and he responded by not producing much of anything in his opportunities. On the other hand, fellow fringe roster candidates Gervase and Kopp looked quite solid, but if there’s one thing the Dodgers have at the moment it’s reliever candidates.

And so there are now 23 pitchers and 20 position players left in major-league camp (excluding the two already on the 60-day IL), leaving them at 43 total for 17 cuts left to go. Realistically though, there are five pitchers and one position player who have all but been confirmed to start the year on the IL and aren’t on it yet, leaving 18 pitchers and 19 position players for a total of 37 and 11 cuts left.

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As far as the performances go, Justin Wrobleski had one outstanding start (3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K) and then faltered in his latest one (2.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 6 K).

One of his roster/rotation competitors, River Ryan, has proven that his stuff has come all the way back even if the command comes and goes at times. He’d be a rotation lock on most other teams, and put up 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB (1 HBP), 8 K in his last two starts.

Still think Wrobo might make it due to his pen experience, but when the six-man rotation comes back, Ryan could be the guy.

There were also a bunch of other performances I thought were notable.

  • I don’t typically bother talking about the Spring Training performances of established guys, but the outfield trio of Andy Pages (1.034 OPS), Teoscar Hernandez (1.298), and Alex Call (1.236) have gotten off to hot starts.
  • Similarly, two veterans going in opposite directions are Tanner Scott (5.1 scoreless innings) and Blake Treinen (10.80 ERA).
  • Despite both seemingly being crowded out in a numbers game, Antoine Kelly (7.2 scoreless innings) and Nick Senzel (1.052 OPS) are certainly making an impression and are deservedly getting an extended run this Spring.
  • Despite their demotions, James Tibbs III (1.043) and Zach Ehrhard (.940) have both remained hot.
  • Unlike Zyhir Hope (.481) and Alex Freeland (.480), who saw their fast starts quickly sour.
  • Last time I highlighted his surprising start with the bat, but make no mistake, Noah Miller’s calling card is his defensive ability.
  • One guy I haven’t talked about yet is Chris Campos, a 25-year-old righty who did alright at AA as a starter last year. In a more reliever look this Spring, he has impressed with 7 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 10 K, and his nasty slider has played up. Feels like that’s his path to the bigs.
  • Teenage shortstop prospect Emil Morales got a chance at game time and took advantage.
  • Oh, and did you forget about Jack Suwinski? Well he finally got on the field for the Dodgers … and homered.

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On the injury front, two pitchers have started to throw off the mound again in Blake Snell and Bobby Miller.

Hope all injury updates this year are just stuff updates on rehab and not new shit.

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If you were worried about Shohei Ohtani‘s pitching progression for whatever reason, this should help allay those concerns.

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