Sunday morning saw the 26th roster spot filled for the Los Angeles Dodgers as Alex Freeland won the second base position battle over Hyeseong Kim. 

With the Opening Day roster set in stone, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed the plans for the starting rotation to begin the season. 

They will run with the traditional five-man rotation, which includes the likes of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki, Shohei Ohtani, and Emmet Sheehan, according to Katie Woo of The Athletic. 

Justin Wrobleski will also be in the rotation mix, but will begin the season piggybacking. He will most likely follow Ohtani's start as a long reliever, like he did most of last season. 

The Dodgers will likely turn to a six-man rotation and convert Wrobleski to that sixth starter. 

The final rotation spot was between Sheehan and Wrobleski, but Sheehan had confirmed his status when the team was still in camp in Arizona that he would be in the rotation to begin the season. 

River Ryan was also in the mix to be a part of that last starting spot, but the Dodgers decided to option him to Triple-A and take the precautionary route in his recovery. 

As it stands right now, Yamamoto will be the Opening Day starter as mentioned, and Glasnow will likely start after him. 

Glasnow last pitched on Sunday evening against the Los Angeles Angels, going five scoreless innings and striking out 11.

He is more than season-ready, but the Dodgers could hold off and give him an extra day of rest, pushing his next start to the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 28.

Ohtani's first start will most likely be on March 31 against the Cleveland Guardians, and Yamamoto will make one more start on April 1. 

Yamamoto, Glasnow, and Ohtani will act as the first three rotation locks to begin 2026. 

Sasaki has been given a long leash since camp began, but the Dodgers worked him up to be a full-time starter the past month. He proved, to their eyes, he could be a viable starter despite a 13.50 ERA in Cactus League play. 

Luckily for the Dodgers, they could manage their starting rotation diligently with their pitching depth. 

Blake Snell and Stone are essentially working their way back up and could be seen in action as far as May. This will give Sheehan and especially Wrobleski enough time to settle into their new role and take a bulk of the innings. 

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