Farhan Zaidi: Dodgers Will Be Conservative With Walker Buehler In Spring Training

Walker BuehlerThe Los Angeles Dodgers are set to receive significant contributions from its Minor League pipeline this season, and leading the way is former first-round selection Walker Buehler, who enters the year as the organization’s consensus top prospect.

After ending last season in the bullpen, Buehler is expected to reprise his role as a starting pitcher. But his workload at the start of the year will understandably be light, considering he’s less than three years removed from a significant elbow operation.

“Probably be a little conservative early on,” general manager Farhan Zaidi said during Dodgers FanFast. “Kind of build him up, maybe a little more conservatively than the typical…