Gavin Stone and River Ryan both made their long-awaited returns to the mound this week, helping the Dodgers to their (through Wednesday's game) current undefeated streak in Cactus League play. Stone underwent a shoulder surgery in 2024 after pitching a little over 140 innings (he still ended up being the Dodgers' innings leader that season, which says a lot), and Ryan went down after just three electric starts.
Both are healthy and competing for a roster spot in spring training. The Dodgers haven't explicitly said they're going to a six-man rotation, but they certainly have the depth for it, and Blake Snell's absence for .