The Dodgers have known for a few days that it was unlikely Chad Billingsley would pitch again this season.

The next question is whether they'll see him in 2013.

The team transferred Billingsley to the 60-day DL Wednesday, eliminating the possibility he could return from an elbow injury this season. Doctors continue to try rehab and injections in hopes he can avoid Tommy John surgery.

He should know in the coming weeks whether a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament will heal on its own or whether he'll need surgery.