March 13th, 2020 at 8:03 am 
by Ron Cervenka Shortly after Thursday’s announcement by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred that Spring Training in both the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues was being canceled and that Opening Day 2020 was being delayed (at least) two weeks, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts met with reporters and shared his reaction and opinion to the news.
“I think it’s responsible in light of obviously what’s going on,” Roberts said of MLB’s decision. “Obviously, we’re all excited about getting the season going and guys prepared, but for the players, major league baseball to understand the gravity of this, and a lot of it is because of the unknown, so I think that we’re doing the right thing right now. And as I look at… as I hear, it’s two weeks of a postponement. So, I think for us and our club, it’s keeping the doors open at the facility, allowing players to stay in shape to prepare for the season, and just being mindful of just trying to stay out of harm’s way.”
The Dodger skipper made it clear that there is and will not be a mandate or directive requiring that his players must remain at Camelback Ranch – or even in Arizona – for the remaining two weeks of now-canceled Spring Training. That being said, Roberts quickly added that he fully expects – or at least believes – that every one of his 44 players (22 pitchers and 22 position players) still in big league camp absolutely will remain there to continue working out.
“I do, I do,” Roberts answered emphatically when asked if he believes that all of his players would remain in camp. “And I think that for me to kind of sit here in front of you guys and be proud of the fact that our players understand the scope and the gravity of what’s going on, but not losing sight of the major league season to get and getting in front of our fans and baseball fans in general. And how do we do that? We stay connected, we continue to work.
“This is a very educated intellectual group, smart group, savvy,” Roberts added. “But really, they’re baseball players and they want to play baseball. But they understand that health and everyone’s well-being is most important.”
All of this being said, there has been no official announcement from the Dodgers or Camelback Ranch as to whether or not the facility will be open to the public over the next two weeks.
Stay tuned…
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Committed players, coaches, executives for 2020 whenever that may be. Right now, Arizona may be one of the safest locations in the US for people; playing baseball is a side benefit.
Dodgers could break up into 2 squads and play each other 2-3 times a week with conditioning and drills in between. Come up with a strong but fun incentive for the winner’s, like losing team carries their bags of dresses up like nerds.
We could have fun picking the player’s for each squad!
I like it! If White Sox are still at Camelback there could be a couple of games each day at the Camelback Ranch stadium, with minor leaguers playing games on the beautiful practice fields throughout the facility. That will only last for a couple of weeks though. I look for everyone to go home April 1 if there is no improvement in current health conditions.
How about the Dodgers and White Sox stage a World Series preview?
I LOVE it!
As Jesse noted, the ST facilities in AZ and FL are probably the safest places on the planet right now, especially with no fan interaction.
One problem though: the minor leaguers have already been sent home.
3 inters quad games a week-
Team A starting pitchers;
Kershaw,Gonsolin, Urias
Team B starting pitchers;
Price, Buehler, Wood