Jon Garland To Miss Start Of Season With Strained Oblique

This is a tough break for the Dodgers, and for Garland, who has never missed a start in his Major League career. Garland’s holding out some hope that he’ll be fine by Opening Day, but the likelihood of that happening is really quite low.

Garland’s injury is neither major nor minor, and he says it doesn’t bother him when he’s standing still. However, it hurts when he moves his core area, and he’ll need to let this heal completely before he thinks about pitching in a game, lest the injury recur.