Dodgers starters building up faster than expected, even after lockout delay

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is on track to be almost fully built up for his opening-day outing against the Colorado Rockies on April 8. “I would have taken the under if I would have projected early on when camp started,” Roberts said, adding: “If they can get to that threshold, that would be fantastic.” Kershaw’s progression this spring, in particular, has come as a surprise. “He’s looked really good every time he’s taken the mound,” pitching coach Mark Prior said. “If it weren’t for the lockout, with the shortened spring, you’d have more opportunity to work with the player, to kind of work through some things,” Roberts said of Heaney, who has given up 10 runs in 5⅓ innings this spring. That’s the cost of the lockout and the shortened camp.” David Price has yet to pitch in a Cactus League game, taking longer than others to build up stamina during the shortened spring.