The Dodgers didn’t just build a rotation this year; they built a runway. From March on, their plan around Tyler Glasnow read less like a standard innings progression and more like a controlled descent toward October — protect the shoulder, throttle the workload, prioritize health over headlines.
It looked conservative in real time. It looks downright prophetic now. In a postseason where one crooked inning can shake an entire bracket, Los Angeles has a 6’8” reset button taking the ball every few days with fresh legs and premium stuff. That’s not an accident. That’s by design.
Glasnow’s reputation has always been the same: one of the most talented arms on the planet, forever brushing up against the guardrails of durability.