3 roster questions still facing Dodgers after boring spring camp

PHOENIX –– The most boring camp in baseball is over.On Saturday, the Dodgers packed up their Camelback Ranch clubhouse into cardboard boxes, portable storage crates and moving vans bound for Los Angeles, departing Arizona after six largely unremarkable weeks of spring training.“It’s been a quiet camp,” manager Dave Roberts quipped Friday.“Some people would say that it’s been a boring camp –– which I think has been good for us.”Indeed, the Dodgers return home in about as strong a shape as they could have possibly hoped ahead of their World Series three-peat bid.They encountered only one unexpected injury this spring, when Gavin Stone suffered a setback in his surgically repaired shoulder.

They got all five of their World Baseball Classic participants back from the tournament unscathed.They have only one roster spot left up for grabs, with Hyeseong Kim and Alex Freeland waiting to learn who earned the final bench spot to begin the season.Most importantly, the team largely played well, too, posting a Cactus League-best 19-8-1 record after a 5-5 tie against the Athletics on Saturday.However, some lingering questions remain ahead of Opening Day on Thursday.

Even six long weeks of spring haven’t brought total clarity to the state of the team yet.Here are the three most pressing, as the regular season nears:The top of the Dodgers’ rotation looks dominant.Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start on Opening Day after an impressive WBC showing.

Tyler Glasnow became a spring standout with his improved mentality and delivery.Even Shohei Ohtani has seemed to handle his rushed pitching build-up following the WBC well.

Add in the progress Blake Snell made this spring in his return from offseason shoulder problems –– putting him on track to return within the first couple months of the season –– and the Dodgers might have four potential aces before long.The team’s rotation depth, however, is a potential red flag.Roki Sasaki’s spring training struggles w...