Blah blah Red Sox whatever. Will A-Rod be a Dodger?

[Ghoulish Delight]

And for post #3 in a row:

Less than 2 weeks until opening day!

All of the questions for the Dodgers remain unanswered, which makes me uneasy. On paper, they've got a lot of great pieces to work with, but it's hard to see how they'll come together.

Pitching: Kuroda's looked good through spring. They were hoping for a solid #4 starter. If he stays strong he might even be a good #3 or #2 option. Loiaza looks like he's going to get that wild card #5 slot by default with Schmidt slow to rehab. He also had an encouraging spring, but I'm not holding my breath. With Billingsly needing to prove that he can deliver in his sophomore season as a starter, the rotation only has 2 proven pieces, which is unsettling. At least the bullpen should start strong, hopefully that starters can burn enough innings to keep it that way.

Outfield: No change here. 5 players, 3 positions. It's not a horrible dilemna to have, but there's bound to be someone unhappy with not enough playing time. But if Jones "bounces back" (I'm still not convinced that someone who had 90+ RBI needs any bouncing back) and Kemp learns to pay attention his 3rd base coach, they should produce some big numbers.

3rd Base: My how quickly things change. They went from a logjam to potentially starting a gimpy 3rd stringer opening day. Hopefully someone can hold down to fort to prevent a panic trade for a short term solution.

Ooops, almost forgot about Kershaw. I watched one Spring game where he pitched and saw some jaw-dropping stuff. But I'm really wary of bringing him up so soon.