The name of Kenley Jansen was in black ink on the lineup card of Dodgers bench coach Bob Geren on Friday morning. The Dodgers had not used their closer all spring, but he was slated for his Cactus League debut, one of two outings scheduled for Jansen during spring training.
Jansen has thrown a football around the complex at Camelback Ranch, and he has thrown his voice into the debates about pitch clocks and fiscal austerity. But he has not thrown a baseball in a game against a major-league opponent. That was supposed to change Friday.
"It just tightened up," Roberts said.