As the Los Angeles Dodgers look ahead to the playoffs with their NL West pennant already secured, one of the biggest questions surrounding the team revolves around how Dave Roberts will structure his pitching rotation.

Some players are already locked into their roles, with Roki Sasaki and Justin Wroblski transitioned into the bullpen, while stars like Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, and Blake Snell will undoubtedly continue to start, but what about Tyler Glasnow, LA's fourth starter, who has worn a number of hats for LA during his postseason tenure?

Discussing his pitching process with Chris Rose, Glasnow revealed the biggest difference between starting and coming out of the bullpen and why he's able to produce in either role.

“I think the only the biggest difference I noticed was like the adrenaline within the game is a bit different as a starter, you kind of have that, like, all day you're preparing, and then you go into it, and it's like a little bit of nerves before, and then you settle in as the game goes on in the bullpen,” Glasnow said.

“It's more like just more volatile, I guess, because the phone will ring. You're like, it's new. I'm down there, and it feels a little weird. And then, like, the phone gets up, and you're like, how do I warm up? I get a weighted ball. And like the feeling of warming up, you have more adrenaline than you do before a game.”

Tyler Glasnow has a lot more adrenaline built up already when he pitches out of the bullpen pic.twitter.com/LbraKqVLyF

— Chris Rose Sports (@ChrisRoseSports) September 23, 2026

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How much effort does it take for Glasnow to go from that phone call to taking the mound in front of 50,000 people in a high-leverage playoff situation? Frankly, nothing, as the 11-year vet stays ready for limited action as a bullpen arm.

Nothing. In the postseason? Yeah, no, because I'm throwing weighted balls before, too, and, like, getting my arm moving and, like, you're consistently moving around. Last year in the World Series at Game 6, when I probably threw like four or five pitches and then like you're just you're good to go. There's s**t coursing through your veins, you know what I mean? Like you got the adrenaline going. You only need, like, too much warm-up for me anyway.

With a Wildcard Round bye more likely than not locked up, the Dodgers will have a little extra time to decide on who will pitch when in the Division Series. If they stick to a four-man rotation, then Glasnow will likely get that final spot, but if Roberts wants to trim it down to three, then it sounds like the 33-year-old Newhall native is open to whatever secures him another World Series ring.