L.A. mulls roster choices

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES» The Dodgers’ work in getting to the postseason is done. They racked up their fifth consecutive NL West title and were baseball’s best team with 104 victories. Now, they must wait to find out their opponent.

Whoever it is — either Arizona or Colorado — both had winning records against the Dodgers this season.

Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday night that his team is “a very confident group” heading into Friday’s playoff opener at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason, having gone 57-24 at Chavez Ravine.

Roberts said his team has done everything possible to put itself in position to win it all and “now it’s up to us to finish it.”

While they wait, the Dodgers’ front office mulls the 25-man playoff roster.

Roberts said separate rosters are being worked up depending on whether the Rockies or Diamondbacks are the opponent in the NL division series. Neither is drastically different.

“It’s the quandary or the challenge when you have a lot of good players,” Roberts said on a teleconference. “Ultimately, it comes down to matchups.”

Besides the active roster, the Dodgers will have a smaller taxi squad that will travel. A group at camp in Arizona will participate in simulated games, throw and take at-bats so they’re ready at any time. First baseman Adrian Gonzalez, shut down for the season with a bad back, will be part of the taxi squad.

Among those up in the air for a spot on the active roster are outfielders Andre Ethier and Joc Pederson and reliever Pedro Baez.

Roberts is also considering Alex Wood or Hyun-Jin Ryu as the third left-handed starter behind ace Clayton Kershaw (who starts Friday) and Rich Hill (who starts Game 2 on Saturday).