While the Los Angeles Dodgers have stockpiled depth across the organization, one position they are particularly flush at is catcher. The club has several promising prospects knocking on the door, as well as two starting-caliber Major League backstops in Austin Barnes and Will Smith.
Barnes caught Clayton Kershaw in Thursday’s Opening Day matchup against the Colorado Rockies. Roberts expects the playing time at catcher to be fairly equal this season, although he acknowledged Smith could receive a few more starts.
“Obviously things can change and we’ve got to be nimble. I feel very confident with both guys, but if you’re talking about 162 games, I would expect right now Will to take down a few more starts than Austin,” Roberts recently said.