“That’s exactly how we don’t want to think about it,” Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner said per James. “You can’t play balls to the wall for 162, knowing you have to have something left in the playoffs.”

“I think it’s about urgency in the regular season and taking care of business enough so that you have the opportunity to downshift in September and get whole for the playoffs,” Turner added, “versus being in neutral all year, then trying to ramp it up the last month to make it.”

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts knows that his team isn’t invincible. He raised pitching depth as a concern when talking with reporters at the end of spring training according to the Los Angeles Times’ Jack Harris.

“I think that’s probably the thing that occupies my mind,” Roberts said per Harris.

That’s despite having a pitching staff that led the National League in lowest ERA last season. Pitchers’ health, however, could alter championship season in a hurry.

“You’re always one pitch away from losing a guy,” Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said per Harris. “And then when you’re losing, maybe one of your top three or four guys, or any of your guys that you’re expecting to count on to provide a pretty big chunk of innings for you, that’s a huge concern. But I’m going to [be glass] half-full right now. We’re in a good spot.”

Dodgers opponents may need to score in chunks this season to have a chance. The Dodgers have potent lineup that ranked first in runs scored and third in home runs last season.

It only became more potent with the addition for Freddie Freeman from the Braves. Freeman hits 31 home runs and drove in 83 runs last season.