Emmet Sheehan Dealing With Minor Health Issue, Says Dave Roberts

Sheehan had been throwing earlier in camp. With Shohei Ohtani standing at the dish and not swinging the bat (to work on his tracking of the baseball), it was Sheehan firing in pitches. 

As is the case with virtually every player, there comes a time when the muscles don't feel quite as great during the Spring Training period. Though the offseason is used somewhat as a workout period, being able to simulate a major league practice isn't always the easiest thing to do. 

Fortunately for the Dodgers, it doesn't appear as if anything is seriously wrong with the talented pitcher. 

Based on how everything is shaking out at this current time, Sheehan will be an integral member of this team. We've already spoken consistently about the injury history of Tyler Glasnow and James Paxton. Walker Buehler is still rehabbing his elbow , and Clayton Kershaw might not be back until July at the earliest. 

That leaves an inexperienced Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a talented yet still young arm in Bobby Miller left to round out the expected starting rotation. 

In 60.1 IP with the Dodgers a season ago, Sheehan made 11 starts. He finished with a 4-1 record and a 4.92 ERA. Most impressively, he allowed only 46 hits on the season and garnered 64 strikeouts.