The Los Angeles Dodgers are dealing with injuries to Clayton Kershaw and Brian Wilson early in the season, something pitching coach Rick Honeycutt thinks may be related to a shortened spring.

The club had a shortened spring training and a long string of days with no games before and after their season-opening trip to Australia.

"I don't think enough thought was put into the process," Honeycutt said of the series between the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Dodgers cut spring training short to fly to Australia on March 16, about 10 days earlier than most teams. When they returned from Sydney, they had four days off before resuming exhibition games.

"I just feel like you always try to put health in front of the situation," Honeycutt said. "I'm just saying they should continue to look into it in the best way they can, so it's the most healthy situation for the players. If that's something they really want to do, I just think they need to take all the factors into account."