A brief Brandon Beachy update.

Brandon Beachy

Rehabbing right-hander Brandon Beachy will travel with the Dodgers when they visit the Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend. (Getty Images)

Pitcher Brandon Beachy is continuing his Tommy John rehab with the rest of the major league club and will travel on all the Dodgers’ road trips for the forseeable future.

Beachy threw another 25-pitch bullpen session Tuesday, his “fifth or sixth” since he began throwing off a mound in spring training. Although he hasn’t had any setbacks so far, Beachy is trusting the process more than the results.

“I didn’t have a setback the first time until it was bad news,” said Beachy, who was still recovering from his first Tommy John surgery when he needed a second in April 2014.

The right-hander still is throwing only fastballs and changeups and does not have a timetable to be pitching in games. The typical recovery range for Tommy John patients is 12-18 months from the surgery date.

“I put my faith in the program they’re laying out for me,” Beachy said. “I’m looking forward to getting people out, contributing to this ballclub. Everything’s out of my hands.”

Beachy signed an incentive-laden, one-year contract Feb. 21 with an option for 2015. He is making 2.75 million guaranteed, and the Dodgers have until five days after the season to exercise his 2016 option. They can also elect to buy out his contract for $250,000 if he pitches at least 10 innings this year.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.