In a corresponding move to create room on their 40-man roster for the newly-claimed Justin Marks, the Los Angeles Dodgers transferred Andre Ethier to the 60-day disabled list. The veteran outfielder remains sidelined by a lumbar disc herniation.
The paper move doesn’t have any bearing on Ethier’s status, nor is it indicative of his recovery. While it does prevent the Dodgers from reinstating Ethier until the end of May, his return was not expected to come until some time in June.
Though, even that projection was considered a best-case scenario. It wasn’t until recently that he began to swing a bat, after weeks of not partaking in baseball activities.