The Los Angeles Dodgers optioned River Ryan and reassigned Ryan Fitzgerald to Minor League camp as they continue to trim their roster to 26 players for Opening Day.
Their roster now stands at 40 players, giving them 14 more cuts to go before March 26. They currently have 21 pitchers and 19 position players, and they need 13 of each — not including Shohei Ohtani as a pitcher.
Ryan has impressed in Spring Training, but was fighting an uphill battle to make the Dodgers Opening Day rotation. That group includes Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki, and Emmet Sheehan, while Justin Wrobleski should serve as the sixth starter when needed.