As the Los Angeles Dodgers evaluate players during Cactus League, much of manager Dave Roberts’ focus figures to be on his deep collection of starting pitchers.
Several candidates are under consideration for the fifth spot in the rotation. Even with Dustin May and Jimmy Nelson seemingly out of the running, Tony Gonsolin, Ross Stripling and Alex Wood still appear to be in the mix.
The rest of the projected Opening Day unit is mostly set in stone, with Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw and David Price entrenched at the top. As for the fourth spot, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman recently suggested that it is Julio Urias’ to lose.