Bill Plaschke: Dodgers make the right move by giving manager Dave Roberts a new contract
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Dec 04, 2018
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES - The roster changes daily. The lineup changes nightly. The bullpen reorganizes. The rotation rotates.
Throughout the last three Los Angeles Dodgers seasons, amid the constant rearranging of a clubhouse that sometimes feels like a bus station, there has been one constant presence, one unwavering voice, one clear caretaker of the culture.
It has been Dave Roberts.
He's the one who has convinced even the most hardened veterans to buy into the persistent platooning. He's the one who has gained the trust of even the most precocious of pitchers as they adjust to playing musical roles.
Roberts has used
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