On Monday and Tuesday afternoon, the Dodgers’ President of Baseball Operations, Andrew Friedman, and manager, Dave Roberts, met with reporters and answered questions regarding the state of the team and the players with the 2019 season looming.
Quick Hits
- Kenley Jansen is confidently healthy and will not be limited during the upcoming Spring Training.
- Corey Seager has transitioned from recovery from his hip and elbow surgeries to conditioning and training for baseball.
- Cody Bellinger is working on his offensive approach at Dodger Stadium this week.
- Alex Wood will reintroduce the wind-up he used in 2017 for the 2019 season.
- Kenta Maeda will be a starting pitcher next season.
- Clayton Kershaw is working on biomechanics this offseason and is likely to throw a slower slider than change-up next season.
- Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger are to be every-day players in 2019.
- Chase Utley is expected to join the Dodgers as a baseball operations assistant this offseason.
- Andrew Friedman does not feel that an increase in velocity for Kershaw should be necessary for him to be very successful on the mound.
Arrick Joel has covered the Dodgers since 2017, and for Dodgers-LowDown since 2018. Follow @ArrickJoel and @DodgersLowDown on Twitter for more.