"Moving Díaz to the 60-day IL made room for Mills to join the Dodgers' 40-man roster that still remains full. Díaz is the second player in as many days the Dodgers have made such a roster move with, following their doing so with Tommy Edman as a corresponding move to claiming Charlie Barnes off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. The Dodgers will need to free up a spot in two weeks when Kiké Hernández is expected to be activated on May 25."
"The Dodgers first lost Díaz to the 15-day IL on April 20 due to right elbow loose bodies. That was followed by news of the 32-year-old needing to undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove the floating bodies from his throwing elbow. Díaz nor the Dodgers have provided a detailed timetable for his return, but it's not projected to come until some point in the second half of the season. Thus, transferring Díaz to the 60-day injured list seemingly doesn't have any impact."
"All it cements is Díaz now is not technically eligible to be activated until June 19. Of course, he wasn't going to return before then anyhow. Díaz had right elbow surgery April 22 and nearly immediately was feeling the benefit of no longer having the loose bodies present. "Everything went well. I had, like, five loose bodies in my elbow. Everything went well and I'm feeling really good right now," he said a handful of days after the operation."
"Díaz already was encouraged by his range of motion and said with "100%" certainty he would get back to his dominant self. "I think that was the best case, to remove them now and be ready for the second half of the season," Díaz added."
Wyatt Mills was added to the Dodgers’ 40-man roster after Paul Gervase was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City and Edwin Díaz was transferred to the 60-day injured list. Moving Díaz created roster space because the 40-man roster remained full. Díaz was placed on the 15-day injured list on April 20 with right elbow loose bodies, then underwent arthroscopic surgery on April 22 to remove the floating bodies. No specific return timetable was provided, and a return was not projected until the second half of the season. The move delays eligibility for activation until June 19, though a return before then was not expected. Díaz reported feeling good after surgery and expressed confidence in regaining his dominant form.
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