All of a sudden, the question of whethier Tyler Glasnow or Shohei Ohtani is more likely to pitch for the Dodgers in the postseason is an actual toss up. Both were topics of discussion on Friday.

First came an interview with MLB Network Radio in which Dave Roberts was asked about the possibility of Ohtani — who had elbow surgery last September and has been rehabbing this year by throwing before games — pitching in the postseason this year.

“I think with anything, you should leave some small margin, a crack in the door, for any possbility,” Roberts said in that interview. “If things line up and there’s a need, and the game, his body, everything’s telling us it makes sense in that situation, then great. And it would be storybook, but I think to count on that, bet on that I think that’s an unfair way to go about it.”

Bill Plaschke broached this topic in a Los Angeles Times column this week, after asking Roberts about it at Dodger Stadium. You probably saw that in Friday morning’s links post.

Naturally, after that radio interview, the idea of Ohtani pitching in the playoff came up during Roberts’ pregame scrum in Atlanta. From Alden Gonzalez at ESPN:

“Anything’s possible,” said Roberts, who had joined Dodgers front office members in squashing the idea when it came up in previous instances this season. “This is something that is a long-term play. We still have a lot of work to do to get to October and through October. I hope that’s on his mind, as far as motivation for his rehab. The odds of it coming to pass are very slim, but they’re not zero.”

Now the question becomes the likelihood of Glasnow pitching this postseason, after his planned simulated game on Friday was shut down with more elbow discomfort.

Glasnow was shut down 23-24 pitches into the warmup for his simulated game, as Bill Plunkett at the Orange County Register noted from Atlanta:

“Obviously, it’s a setback,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I don’t know what that means as far as the coming days. I just know we’re going to re-assess and see how he feels over the coming days, see where we can pick up throwing again.”

With only two weeks left in the regular season after this series in Atlanta, there isn’t much time left for Glasnow to get ready. But first they need to find out if or when he can pitch again.

Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic talked to pitching coach Mark Prior about Glasnow:

“I don’t know if we have margins anymore,” Prior said. “It’s unfortunate….by not throwing today, that’s a concern and a red flag. We’ll see where we’re at tomorrow and have more information. Maybe it’s a hiccup and we can continue. But there’s also a chance that it might not be and obviously that would be devastating.”