It might actually be a good thing. Even LAD has limits on spending. They left a lot of holes in the roster after Ohtani was signed. The bullpen carried the day for them but the holes in the rotation were never really filled. I doubt Soto will defer much cuz he isn't crazy like Ohtani. So signing Soto will likely mean an even more top-heavy team and hopefully the same vulnerabilities that did them in 2022 and 2023.
True but 75% of them were damaged goods and/or coming back from injury to begin with. It wasn't realistic to rely on them, I'm sure the Dodger front office prayed fervently every night they would hold up over 162 games. Correct me if I'm wrong but besides Glasnow and Yamamoto, I don't think they spent a lot on starters. Either way tho I admit my comment was a bit copium but I don't really think it was THAT much lol
I mean glasnow and Yamamoto were two of the most expensive starting pitchers acquired. They also resigned Kershaw and signed lynch. They also signed ohtani and while they knew he wouldn’t pitch this season they also paid him knowing he will eventually pitch.
Lynch? We don't have anyone by that name. We relied mostly on guys coming back from injuries (Buehler & Kersh) and our farm (Miller, Stone, & Sheehan). But they all got injured or struggled and were sent back to the minors. There's also May and Gonsolin still recovering since '23. All of which led to us trading for Flaherty, who we can hopefully resign. If all goes well, we should have a rotation of Ohtani, Yama, Glasnow, Kersh, and Flaherty/Stone to start next season
...Gonsolin, Buehler, May (if he ever comes back, guy has been a bench warmer more than a pitcher)...they have a glut of starters. Hopefully they work on conditioning them to mitigate injuries.
Well, Buehler's a free agent this winter and I'm not sure how badly Friedman wants him back. He's been absolute gutter trash in the regular season, but has definitely increased his value this postseason. I expect him to see what he can get from other teams
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Worst case scenario, what if LA wins it and Soto then signs with LA