During the early days of Spring Training this year, manager Dave Roberts noted the Los Angeles Dodgers were generally healthy, and particularly so with key players. It was a welcomed change from previous years that saw Corey Seager, Kenley Jansen, Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler, among others, slowed by injury.
“There’s a couple guys with some early things that we’re keeping an eye on but as far as kind of overall health, this is as healthy as we’ve been and as deep as we’ve been as well,” Roberts said.
That changed shortly after, as the likes of Dustin May, Jimmy Nelson and Joc Pederson were held out of workouts due to respective injuries.