A look at spring training playing time battles and the importance (or lack thereof) of the opening day roster. Also, an incredible story of tracking down the theft of Dodgers (and other teams’) jerseys, and Mookie Betts has a new YouTube channel.
The Dodgers have won the National League West nine of the last 10 years, and won 106 games in the one year they didn’t win the division. The road is tougher this year because of competition and because of the uncertainty that comes with competition for playing time and youthful depth in Los Angeles.
Spring training is here, and among other things that means roster battles across baseball as teams look to trim their rosters to 26 players ahead of Opening.
A look at the Dodgers signing of David Peralta, futher examination of a projected decline for Trayce Thompson in 2023, and how MLB players and coaches are adapting to new pickoff rules.