As first spring training approaches, new Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts focuses on building unity. New Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts sits in the dugout before the start of the 2016 season. New Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts sits in the dugout before the start of the 2016 season. Dave Roberts tented his fingers and measured his words with care. He stared into the distance, a block away from the endless blue of the Pacific, two weeks away from his first spring training as manager of the Dodgers. The No. 1 goal ... is for us ... to create an unbreakable bond within the group, Roberts said over breakfast at a cafe in Carlsbad. Where no distractions ...