Dave Roberts joins MLB competition committee

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES — At the MLB owners meetings in New York on Thursday, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced the revised competition committee, a 16-person panel which includes Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

The group will assist the commissioner in on-field matters, things like pace of play and other ideas to potentially enhance the game.

Roberts is one of four managers in the group, along with Joe Girardi of the Yankees, Mike Matheny of the Cardinals, and Buck Showalter of the Orioles.

The group also includes front office executives -- Sandy Anderson of the Mets, Theo Epstein of the Cubs, Chris Antonetti of the Indians, Jerry Dipoto of the Mariners, and Mark…