As the Dodgers officially opened spring training at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday, returning players were firmly looking forward as they embarked on a title defense.

This year's pitching staff, which sports several new faces like Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, Kirby Yates and Tanner Scott, was also joined by old friend Clayton Kershaw, who still has yet to officially sign.

After aggressively adding to an already talent-rich roster, the entire organization is hungry to become MLB’s first back-to-back champs since the Yankees won three in a row from 1998-2000.