PHOENIX -- We knew the Dodgers would likely be without Hyun-jin Ryu to start the regular season, but there was no real timetable for the left-hander's return from shoulder surgery. That changed Saturday, with the left-hander acknowledging a May return is most likely.
Ryu threw a bullpen session on Friday, his third since camp started on Feb. 19. But he is still throwing at less than 100-percent intensity — the buzz word the last few years from the club's medical staff was submaximal throwing — and behind the others in camp.
"If you look at where the pitchers are going who are deemed full intensity, and you look at Ryu's intensity, they don't parallel," manager Dave Roberts said.