With less than a week until the shortened MLB season starts, the Dodgers are looking more and more like a well-oiled machine in its final intrasquad games at Dodger Stadium.

Even with widespread coronavirus testing and potential injuries down the road, the process of getting players in shape and ready to go has seen very few hurdles.

For Dodgers’ closer Kenley Jansen, after having tested positive for COVID-19 (now clear) and reporting to camp on Monday, he was seen on the mound throwing live pitching the following day.

“All things considered, A-Plus,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Jansen’s performance during Thursday’s Zoom call. “Velocity was fine, the command was really good, he repeated his delivery, the two-seamer, cutter, back door to the lefty, that sequence to Corey (Seager) was really impressive, and [he] got Cody (Bellinger) to popup.”

Gavin Lux, who’s focused on an Opening Day spot at second, did not elaborate on his late arrival to Dodgers’ summer camp this month, calling it “personal business.”

“Right now, it’s just seeing more pitches and getting more at-bats,” the Dodgers’ top-ranked rookie said. “I think I’m pretty comfortable where my swing is at now. It’s just repetition and getting my eyes adjusted, which I was getting live at-bats all quarantine, so I’m not worried about at-bats at all.”

Some faces yet to be seen on the diamond include Tony Gonsolin, Cody Thomas, Zack Reks, and Keibert Ruiz.

While Ruiz was placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday (although Roberts would not specify why), Gonsolin has thrown a couple bullpen sessions. As for Thomas and Reks, the Dodgers skipper did not have a definite answer on their expected returns.

“The plan is to get [Gonsolin] into a game or face some hitters on Saturday,” Roberts said. “Obviously, we see Tony as a starting pitcher but [he] has a lot of versatility. Anything can happen. We haven’t set our roster yet, but I certainly see Tony of huge value for us in some capacity throughout the season.”

Although Spring Training 2.0 felt like warp-speed, Chris Taylor is confident of the team’s intensity.

“Overall, our guys did a really good job of coming in ready to go,” the Dodgers utility infielder/outfielder said. “I think day one we had probably six or seven innings. Typically we build up to that and in like maybe the last couple weeks of spring training. I feel like everybody is in shape and ready, and we’ve been playing really good baseball in these intrasquad games.”

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