PHOENIX -- Justin Turner won't play in the first week of Cactus League games, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Monday, as the club takes precautions with the third baseman's recovering left knee.
Turner, who underwent microfracture surgery in November, was held out of Monday's workout.
Roberts said second basemen Chase Utley and Howie Kendrick would see playing time at third base while Turner is eased back into action.
Utley was re-signed in December for $7 million to play second base and back up third. Two months later, the club surprisingly re-signed Kendrick and said he was willing to also play third, a sign that there was some trepidation about Turner's recovery.