We're right here, the MLB offseason is formally over, at the least for the Dodgers, with pitchers and catchers reporting to Camelback Ranch. The Dodgers could have a truncated camp in Arizona this 12 months, so let's take a look at some vital dates to recollect this spring coaching.
Report day
Thursday, February 8 is a crucial day not solely as a result of the pitchers and catchers punch the clock, but additionally as a result of it’s the first day that the Dodgers can use the 60-day injured record.
Main league guidelines enable groups to make use of the 60-day IL on the primary day, pitchers and catchers can report back to the sector, which for the collective settlement will not be sooner than 43 days earlier than the opening day. For the 28 MLB groups, opening day is March 28, which suggests they’ll start utilizing the 60-day IL on February 14. their spring coaching camps begin early. The Dodgers' pitchers and catchers will report on Thursday and take their first exercise on Friday. The Padres will report and maintain their first exercise on the identical day, Sunday.
Thursday is the primary logical day that the Dodgers, with a full 40-man roster, can finalize their pending offers with Clayton Kershaw and reliever Ryan Brasier. Tony Gonsolin, Dustin Might, and Nick Frasso are all coming off surgical procedure, and are the primary candidates to be positioned on the 60-day IL.
As soon as Kershaw and Brasier are within the fold, the Dodgers could have 36 pitchers within the discipline — together with 11 non-roster friends — and 6 catchers.
The primary trainings
Dodgers pitchers and catchers have their first official exercise on Friday. The primary full workforce apply is on Wednesday, February 14. Various place gamers will report early and get further work. Shohei Ohtani, for instance, is already in Arizona.
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Between the 40-man roster and the NRI group, the Dodgers have 25 place gamers with out a catcher in spring coaching, making for 61 complete gamers in huge league camp.
Practices are all on the again fields of Camelback Ranch, with followers allowed to roam in designated areas, which on the Dodgers aspect of the complicated are in view of the 2 predominant backfields.
Spring plan
The Dodgers and Padres additionally get a little bit early on within the Cactus League schedule, opening with a pair of video games towards one another on Feb. 22-23. The primary recreation Thursday is at Peoria (12:10 p.m. PT), with Friday's recreation at Camelback Ranch (12:05 p.m. PT). No different spring video games are scheduled for Thursday, with simply three extra plus two exhibitions on Friday, earlier than MLB begins its spring coaching schedule in earnest on Saturday, March 24.
The Dodgers will play 21 video games in 21 days whereas in Arizona, from February twenty second to Wednesday, March thirteenth. They’ve a break up workforce on Saturday, March 2, internet hosting the Cubs and touring to Maryvale to play the Brewers. The Dodgers are off on Monday, March 4th. 13 of these video games are at Camelback Ranch.
A number of True Blue LA readers have organized a spring coaching assembly for the final week in Arizona, from March seventh to thirteenth. You’ll want to verify this put up, from urbino, for particulars if you wish to be part of them.
journey to South Korea
The Dodgers and Padres will play the primary video games of the MLB common season in South Korea, with these two video games on March 20-21. Each video games start at 3:05 am PT, and shall be televised regionally by SportsNet LA. For these exterior the better Los Angeles (and San Diego) space, ESPN2 will televise the opener with ESPN exhibiting Recreation 2.
Earlier than these two video games rely, the Dodgers additionally play a pair of exhibitions in Seoul, with an 8 pm PT begin on the KBO's Kiwoom Heroes on Saturday, March 16 (mid March 17 in South Korea) , adopted by a 3. am PT recreation on Monday, March 18.
Freeway collection
After beginning their common season, the Dodgers return to the USA. However relatively than sit idle for six days, they'll play three extra exhibition video games, together with the annual Freeway Collection towards the Angels.
The primary two video games are at Dodger Stadium, with a 4:10 pm begin on Sunday, March 24 and 6:10 pm on Monday, March 25. The Dodgers spring finale is in Anaheim on Tuesday, March 26 at 6:07 pm.
