The Dodgers have placed 33-year old righty reliever Matt Guerrier on the 15-day disabled list due to right elbow tendinitis. Guerrier has pitched in 7 games (0 starts) for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. The Dodgers have called up 26-year old lefty Mike Antonini to replace Guerrier in the pen. Antonini has pitched in 4 games (3 starts) in AAA-ball this year for the Dodgers and he was 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. He has pitched in 127 games (114 starts) in his first six years in the minors and he is 36-35 with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. The Dodgers hope Antonini is ready for his first shot at the show.

The Dodgers have placed 31-year old righty reliever Todd Coffey on the 15-day disabled list due to right knee inflammation. Coffey has pitched in 3 games (0 starts) for the Dodgers so far this year and he 1-0 with a 36.00 ERA and a 5.00 WHIP. He has given up 4 hits and walked 1 batter in 1 inning so far this year, so he could use some time off. Hopefully Coffey pitches better when he comes off the D.L. in a couple of weeks.

The Dodgers have placed 29-year old righty reliever Blake Hawksworth on the 60-day disabled list due to right elbow surgery. Hawksworth pitched in 49 games (0 starts) for the Dodgers last year and he was 2-5 with a 4.08 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. He has now pitched in 124 games (8 starts) in his first three years in the majors and he is 10-13 with a 4.07 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP.

The Dodgers have lost 24-year old righty swinging 2B Ivan DeJesus for at least one month due to a torn left oblique muscle. DeJesus played in 17 games for the Dodgers last year and he was 6 for 32 (.188 avg, .423 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 0 homer and 1 RBI. He also played in 100 games in AAA-ball last year and he was 120 of 387 (.310 avg, .820 OPS) with 61 runs scored, 8 homers, 59 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. DeJesus wasn’t going to make the Dodgers’ opening day roster out of spring training, so they should be o.k. until he’s ready to return to action.

UPDATE: (4/5/2012) - The Dodgers have placed Ivan DeJesus on the 15-day disabled list.

The Dodgers have placed 22-year old righty starting pitcher Rubby De La Rosa on the 60-day disabled list as he continues to recover from Tommy John Surgery which he had last August. De La Rosa pitched in 13 games (10 starts) for the Dodgers last year and he was 4-5 with a 3.71 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. De La Rosa only gave up 54 hits while whiffing 60 batters in 60 2/3 innings last year, which is pretty impressive. His lone wart in his game was his control as he walked 31 batters last year. The Dodgers are going to take things slow with De La Rosa as he is likely going to miss the entire 2012 season.