"As many leg problems as Chad Billingsley has had over the years, he was never subjected to a stint on the disabled list.

Until Tuesday.

Unable to throw his regularly scheduled bullpen session without discomfort in his right groin, Billingsley was told he would be sidelined for at least two weeks starting Wednesday.

Billingsley's protests were ignored.

"I can only do so much," he said with a shrug.

Instead of taking a wait-and-see approach with Billingsley, the Dodgers decided to move forward with a rotation that will continue to include two previously unknown rookies, John Ely and Carlos Monasterios. The latter was expected to be the odd-man out by Saturday, when opening day starter Vicente Padilla makes his scheduled return from the disabled list in Boston.

The Dodgers made plans to call up right-handed reliever Travis Schlichting from triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday to replace Billingsley on the active roster, according to a source with knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the move wasn't official."