Xavier Cedeno set to join Dodgers today in San Diego.

SAN DIEGO — As we reported Wednesday, recently acquired pitcher Xavier Cedeno is scheduled to join the Dodgers today at Petco Park. The 28-year-old left-hander needs a jersey number and a roster spot. Mike Bolsinger, who started Thursday in San Francisco, could be the odd man out.

What’s interesting about Cedeno is that he cannot be optioned to the minor leagues. So far, four of the players who have temporarily occupied the fifth starter’s roster spot — Chris Heisey, Darwin Barney, Adam Liberatore and Bolsinger — have had an option year to burn. The fifth, David Huff, did not and was subsequently designated for assignment. So Cedeno could be on a short leash.

Click here to see what Andrew Friedman said about Cedeno on Wednesday in San Francisco.

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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.