Tyler Glasnow has put himself in the early NL Cy Young conversation, with the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander drawing attention as a dark horse candidate after a strong start to the season. The 6-foot-8 pitcher is looking healthier than he has ever been, and that alone is making people notice.
That is a change for Glasnow, whose 10-year MLB career has been defined as much by missed time as by pure stuff. He has never thrown more than 134 innings in a season, and injuries have followed him through ankle issues, forearm strains, Tommy John surgery on his elbow, an oblique strain and right shoulder inflammation. His shoulder problems kept him out for months in 2025, even though he got healthy down the stretch and took on a key rotation role.
Glasnow said in spring training that he was aiming to stay healthy this season, a simple goal that carries unusual weight for a pitcher of his size and talent. He throws right-handed and has long had the kind of arsenal that can dominate, but his injuries have repeatedly kept him from entering the same conversation as the game’s best pitchers.
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The Dodgers add another layer to that reality. With Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto also in the rotation mix, Glasnow can disappear from the spotlight even when he is performing at a level that would draw bigger attention elsewhere. That is part of why the intrigue around him is building now: the production is there, the health is holding, and the past keeps hanging over every start.
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If Glasnow stays on the mound, the case for him will only get stronger. If the injuries return, the familiar story takes over again.