Facing a corresponding roster move to activating Rich Hill for his 2019 debut, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed Caleb Ferguson on the 10-day injured list due to a left oblique issue.
The club had not yet made a decision when Roberts addressed media less than two hours before first pitch on Sunday. At the time he indicated the Dodgers medical staff was still evaluating Ferguson to determine if he would only need to sit a day or two or face a longer recovery.
While the preference was that Ferguson would have avoided injury, the left-handed relief pitcher was likely the odd man out anyhow.