The boys are back! Per Ken Gurnick at MLB.com:
"The challenge is keeping guys sharp but rested," said Roberts, embarking on his third season as manager of a club that has won its division each of the last five years. "We'll cut guys short, give them more days off, back-field work, at-bats in Minor League games. But to sit in a Major League game for 2 1/2 hours to get two or three at-bats the first couple weeks doesn't make much sense."
General manager Farhan Zaidi sounded the same cautionary tone.
"Our responsibility is to monitor and make sure in April this group is not experiencing any physical effects from the long season," Zaidi said.