LOS ANGELES -- Kenley Jansen didn't even have to think about it.
"I think we're better, to be honest with you," the Los Angeles Dodgers' closer said when asked to compare the current roster with the one from last year, which fell a win short of a World Series championship.
Then Jansen rattled off some names. He began with Manny Machado and Brian Dozier, the two middle infielders acquired before the non-waiver trade deadline. He brought up Matt Kemp, an unlikely All-Star amid an improbable return to the Dodgers.