Can Dodgers trust Tony Gonsolin after promising return amid piling rotation injuries?
On Wdnesday, Tony Gonsolin returned the mound for the first time since Aug. 18, 2023 to try and help the Dodgers wrap up their series against the Marlins with a sweep. Gonsolin underwent Tommy John just 10 days after his last start of the 2023 season and didn’t return to a major league mound in 2024.
Although he completed a rehab assignment at the end of that year, which led to some speculation that the Dodgers would bring him back to help their depleted rotation during the postseason, they played it safe and delayed his return.
He experienced another setback during spring training this year, when he sustained a back injury that forced him to start the season on the 15-day IL, but his return to the mound on Wednesday couldn’t have come at a better time.
With Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow out indefinitely and the bullpen being overworked accordingly, Gonsolin gave them a much-needed respite when he went six innings. He gave up three runs, including a two-run homer, but he struck out nine and, maybe most importantly, didn’t force the Dodgers to exhaust more arms prematurely.
But how much faith can the Dodgers put in Gonsolin when Dodgers pitchers continue to wither?
