Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday that White's chances of making the Opening Day roster are increased by the fact that the team opens the season in Colorado, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
Colorado, of course, is notoriously a tough location for pitchers, and the Dodgers' starters aren't yet built up to a full workload due to the shortened spring training. Those two factors make White -- who can pitch multiple innings out of the bullpen -- particularly valuable. "Mitch is ready to go. He's in a good place. He's done a lot of good things for us, and his role is sort of long relief. He's embraced that role," Roberts stated Monday. White appeared in 21 games for the Dodgers last season, posting a 3.66 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 49:17 K:BB across 46.2 innings.