The Dodgers' schedule, which starts with a two-game series with Arizona in Australia in late February, would allow for ace hurler Clayton Kershaw to start three of the team's first six regular season games. However, it appears manager Don Mattingly doesn't want that to happen.
"We have to be very mindful of Clayton and the number of innings he pitched last year -- and the short winter," Mattingly said, per MLB.com. "It's not being cautious or babying him, but being mindful of him. He's a workhorse, he pitches deep into games. We have to take care of him, give him an inning off here and there when we can."