Urias, Glasnow assigned to Minors camp

Julio Urias may make it to the Major Leagues this season, but it won't be by Opening Day.

The Dodgers assigned their No. 2 prospect along with three other pitchers to Minor League camp on Saturday in their first Spring Training roster cuts.

In Florida, the Pirates sent right-hander Tyler Glasnow to Minor League camp. The organization's top pitching prospect is expected to start the season at Double-A Altoona.

At 18, Urias had little chance of making the trip north with the Dodgers. After tossing 1 2/3 hitless innings in his Cactus League debut, he needed 26 pitches to get past four batters on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits.

"He's still an 18-year-old in big league camp," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly told MLB.com. "Those guys know and want to get a piece of him."

"My confidence is there," Urias added. "I need to work on a slider, a changeup, locating pitches. I can't rely on just the fastball. I have to have secondary pitches."

A year ago, MLB.com's No. 8 overall prospect impressed in the hitter-friendly California League, going 2-2 with a 2.36 ERA and 109 strikeouts over 87 2/3 innings in 25 games -- including 20 starts -- for Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga.

Pitching at the same level, Glasnow was named Florida State League Pitcher of the Year after compiling a 12-5 record with a 1.74 ERA and 157 strikeouts in 23 starts for Bradenton. Ranked 13th overall by MLB.com, the 21-year-old also earned a MiLBY award as the Minors' top starter as well as an Organization All-Star nod.

"It was really good. I learned from all the guys and had a really good time," Glasnow said striking out two batters in a perfect inning in his lone Grapefruit League outing. "Getting to pick everyone's brain, getting to see how they deal with practice. Just a lot of questions and a lot of good answers."

"Glass made a great impression in camp, on and off the field," general manager Neal Huntington told MLB.com. "He came in hungry to learn, to listen, to watch how big leaguers prepare and go about their business."

Huntingon added that he doesn't want to see Glasnow try to make radical adjustments when the 6-foot-8 right-hander gets into Eastern League action.

"Continue doing what he's doing. The breaking ball is getting tighter, the changeup is getting better. His ability to use the fastball in the top and bottom of the zone is really intriguing."

Joining Glasnow in the Pirates' Minor League camp are pitchers Adrian Sampson -- the Bucs' No. 19 prospect -- Wilfredo Boscan and Angel Sanchez along with outfielder Keon Broxton.

The other pitchers re-assigned by the Dodgers were 2013 first-round pick Chris Anderson, fellow right-hander Josh Ravin and southpaw Ryan Buchter.