Jason Schmidt Is Not the Answer to the Dodgers’ Need for an Arm

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost a key part of their early-season success this past weekend in San Diego.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Ronald Belisario told manager Joe Torre on Tuesday that he experienced tightness while warming up during both games in San Diego over the weekend.

He also said that the soreness went away “once he ran out of the bullpen.”

Belisario left the team on Tuesday and returned to Los Angeles to have an MRI on his right elbow.

Doctors found no signs of structural damage, which is good news because Belisario underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the 2005 and 2006 seasons.

It appears to be just muscle soreness, but the team placed him on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday afternoon, an...

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