Dodgers: Dave Roberts Talks Tony Gonsolin's Health Status Early in Camp
Early in spring training, as pitchers start throwing and building up for the season, we also get our first taste of the media getting to grill the manager about the upcoming season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts met with reporters at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday to talk about a variety of topics.
One topic of particular interest was Tony Gonsolin, who missed most of the final six weeks of the season last year with a forearm strain. Roberts was asked if Gonsolin had any sort of different routine this offseason or if the team would be treating him differently heading into the 2023 season, and Roberts assuaged any concerns.
"For Tony, he took on a lot last year and I think at the end he was fatigued and had some soreness. I think the regular offseason, he had some rest and recovery, he's back to feeling good and strong. He's a full go."
(The Gonsolin part of the conversation starts around the two-minute mark of the video below.)
Gonsolin had a breakout season in 2022, going 16-1 with a 2.14 ERA and seriously contending for the Cy Young Award until the arm issue shut him down in late August. If he can even come close to replicating that success in 2023, it would be a huge boost for Los Angeles. They'd likely even take slightly lesser performance over a larger number of innings, but as the old saying goes, beggars can't be choosers.
But either way, to hear Roberts say Gonsolin is a "full go" after the end of last season is a really good thing.
