Basking in the glow of a World Championship and with labor strife behind them, the Dodgers came to spring training with hopes of doing it again. Of course there had been some changes over the winter as Davey Lopes was traded to the A’s. Lopes had only played 58 games in 81.
4 of the 8 starters were in their 30’s. Garvey, Cey, Baker and Russell. Rookie Steve Sax became the everyday 2nd baseman. He had to overcome a bad case of the yips. Kind of like what Gavin Lux went through last spring.