As spring training nears a close for MLB teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers can start to focus their attention on Opening Day.
Besides a completely new front office, half of the infield and about 40 percent of the starting rotation will feature new faces, ones the Dodgers have entrusted to carry the team back to the top of the National League West and beyond.
Fans heard about the metrics all winter, and now they have finally seen the players on the field instead of on a sheet of paper or computer screen. There have been relatively few disappointments at Camelback Ranch so far as the team molds itself into shape for the real deal.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Dodgers in advance of their first game of the season on April 6 against the San Diego Padres.