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Brock Stewart, Brusdar Graterol and Evan Phillips are recovering from surgeries and hopeful of returning to contribute for the Dodgers this season.

The first baseman, entering his 17th big-league season with two years left on his contract, would like to play four more years with 3,000 hits in sight.

Rehabbing from Tommy John surgery last June, Phillips became a free agent when the Dodgers didn't offer him a contract in November. But he re-signed with the team last week.

Hernandez says he dropped 12 pounds this offseason after lower-body injuries affected him offensively and defensively last season.

Responses to the columnist's original list mentioned a lot of other candidates, all worthy suggestions from memorable games or events, but we all missed one.

Miguel Rojas, Hyeseong Kim, Alex Freeland and Santiago Espinal are all options at second.

Sasaki's late-season move to the bullpen saved his rookie season from being a disappointment. Back to starting this year, he is working to expand his pitch mix.

The right-hander, who won three games against the Blue Jays and was named World Series MVP, is now focused on leading Team Japan's pitching staff in the WBC.

In what world does it make sense to shut the game down over a salary cap? It didn't in 1994, and it doesn't now.

With surgeries behind him, Ohtani enjoyed a 'normal offseason.' Adding a Cy Young Award to his list of achievements is not out of the question.