Alex Wood started at 11 a.m., on a practice field, with no fans in the five rows of aluminum bleachers behind home plate. That Wood pitched Tuesday in a data lab environment rather than a stadium environment does not mean he is out of contention for the starting rotation. There are too many candidates, the Dodgers say, and too few innings in the stadium games. “He is a good major league starting pitcher,” Friedman said. He pitched three hitless innings Tuesday and has pitched six hitless innings this spring, facing the minimum 18 batters.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 08, 2017 02:49 UTC