LOS ANGELES -- Last year for the Dodgers, left field became the position that nobody could keep, and not much has changed since.
Eight players started there in 2015 -- the most of any of the eight positions -- and most of those players are returning in 2016, with no clear starter going into Spring Training and possibly none coming out of it.
Carl Crawford started the most games in left field for the Dodgers last year, but his 42 starts were the fewest for a club leader at the position since 1998. Andre Ethier was next with 38 starts, and Ethier's bounce-back season would seemingly give him the edge in a playing-time scramble that last year included Scott Van Slyke, (31 starts), Alex Guerrero (27), Justin Ruggiano (13), Enrique Hernandez (5), Chris Heisey (3) and Scott Schebler (3).