. A sellout crowd erupted. Fireworks erupted. The players erupted, tossing off their caps and hopping madly around the infield. The mascot charged onto the field, waving an enormous red flag with the words “NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPS.”
After seven years of winning division championships and rebuilding an organization, the Dodgers and their owners went all in for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, committing half a billion dollars to Mookie Betts last year and Trevor Bauer this year, combined.They did not even get to the World Series this year — and, no, it was not Bauer’s fault. The Dodgers replaced him with someone even better: Max Scherzer.
The league has cut off unlimited spending on international amateurs, which the Dodgers’ owners smartly leveraged in rebuilding the minor league system. The Dodgers’ farm system, thinned of top prospects and depth prospects through years of trades to bolster the major league roster, currently ranks 15th among the 30 teams, according to Baseball America.
Gavin Lux was learning center field in September and October because he could not hold down second base in April and May. Matt Beaty, Zack McKinstry and Edwin Ríos could not replace Kiké Hernandez and Joc Pederson on the bench. The pinch-hitter Saturday in the seventh inning, representing the tying run: Steven Souza Jr., 32, who has nine major league hits over the past three years.
“Hopefully, over the last six-plus years,” Friedman said when the Dodgers signed Bauer, “some trust and credibility has been built up in terms of the research that we do on players and the vetting process we go through.”
Ominous headline.
At least they are trying
Lol Dodgers Trying to buy success
One World Series* win with this bunch. Yikes.
Hey at least they're the champs of 2020* * a mini-season... sure, that's just as good, right?
They were terrific! , you stink!!
Hey why are you the way you are?
They are making and stacking! Do the math…
All our key players were injured what do you expect 🥴
Wow. And this is their hometown paper! 😳
toosoon notcool
hey! they did great!
nice
Sure is!
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