Its Monday, April 14 and the Rockies (3-12) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (11-6). Antonio Senzatela is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Dustin May for Los Angeles. LA has appeared mortal at times including this past weekend when they lost Saturday and Sunday to the visiting Cubs.

It’s too early, the Dodgers say, to sound any alarm bells. Their lineup is too talented, they believe, for the narrative not to eventually turn. But right now, the team’s biggest problem is not difficult to diagnose.