Lefty had hoped to return from DL this weekend, but will have elbow surgery
MIAMI -- Despite completing a rehab stint on Tuesday, Dodgers reliever Paco Rodriguez will not rejoin the big league club. Instead, he will have arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow next Thursday, a procedure that typically comes with an 8-to-10-week recovery time.
"Disappointing for us and for him, obviously," manager Don Mattingly said prior to Saturday's game against the Marlins.
MIAMI -- Dodgers right-handed reliever Pedro Baez was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list prior to Friday's 7-1 win over the Marlins, while lefty Ian Thomas was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.