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  Titles:  Top Dodgers Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  2020 - Won Division; WC def Mil;  NLDS def SD; NLCS def Atlanta; WS def TB    
  2021 - WC def STL; NLDS def SF; NLCS Lost to Atlanta Pitchers:  
  2022 - Won Division; NLDS Lost to SD Julio Urias (11.54) -   38  
  2023 - Won Division; NLDS Lost to Arizona Clayton Kershaw (11.64) -   32  
  2024 - Won Division, Won NLDS (SD), Won NLCS (Mets), Won World Series (Yankees) Tony Gonsolin (7.12) -   18  
    Kenley Jansen (2.82) -   16  
  BallPark:  Evan Phillips (3.85) - 13  
  Chavez Ravine Walker Buehler (7.94) -   13  
    Tyler Anderson (4.25) -  12  
  Team Name: Gavin Stone (0.7) -  9  
    Dodgers Tyler Glasnow (1.9) -  7  
    Bobby Miller (2.1) -  6  
  Owner:  Craig Kimbrel (0.18) -  5  
   Guggenheim Baseball Management (Magic Johnson lead owner) Blake Treinen (3.82)  -   5  
    Yoshinobu Yamamoto (0.5) -  4  
  Team President:  James Paxton (0.5) -  4  
  Andrew Friedman     
    Catchers:  
  General Manager:  Will Smith (16.32) -   45  
  Brandon Gomes     
    First Basemen:  
  Managers: Freddie Freeman (17.21) -  35  
  Dave Roberts      
    Second Base:  
  No Hitters:  Gavin Lux (6.76) -   11  
  None    
    ShortStop:  
  Hall of Famers: Trea Turner (7.31) -  18  
  None Corey Seager (5.64) -    16  
    Miguel Rojas (4.6) -  11  
  Rookie of the Year:    
  None Third Base:  
    Max Muncy (8.48) -   25  
  MVP: Justin Turner (6.91) -   18  
  2024 - Shohei Ohtani    
    Outfield:  
  Cy Young: Mookie Betts (22.39) -   55  
  None Chris Taylor (6.18) -   22  
    Shohei Ohtani (9.2) -  18  
  Notable Events: Cody Bellinger (1.03) -   16  
    AJ Pollock (3.81) -   12  
  2020 -  The Dodgers are a juggernaut. They have won eight straight Division titles James Outman (3.67) - 9  
  and, finally, won their first World Series in the run in '20. They would be considered Teoscar Hernandez (4.3) -  9  
  a dynasty except for the lack of World Series rings. Los Angeles has it all and  Jason Heyward (1.9) - 7  
  keeps on adding to their riches, talentwise. One mistake champions make is to  JD Martinez (1.9) -  7  
  stand pat. You need some movement, however. New blood is important to keep Andy Pages  (1.3) -  7  
  the juices flowing, keep internal competition up and to not make this season just  
  an over-extension of last season. New group, new challenges. Not wholesale  Notable Events:  
  changes / additions, but a few key strategic ones.  
    2024 - The Dodgers have replaced the Yankees as the team that has figured  
  □  The Guggenheim Baseball Management Group owns the club and it has been  it out. In the huge markets, you can never spend too much. You will always  
  wildly successful since it bought the Dodgers in 2012. They have deep pockets and, make it back and then some. LA goes out and spends 700 million on  
  after some initial splurges, have settled down to spending lavishly, but wisely, crosstown superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Angels. Apparently, the plan is  
  There are seven owners with Magic Johnson being the face of the Group.  for him to bat only and not pitch. That's OK for the regular season, but if I  
    were the Dodgers, I would keep Ohtani in my pocket for the post season  
  □  Andrew Friedman, former GM of the Tampa Rays, has been president since   where you can tee him up for at least one guaranteed win in each round.  
  2015. There is no GM. Friedman established himself as a high quality baseball    
  executive in Tampa, winning on a shoestring, and he has adapted seamlessly 2024 - LA has a high quality management team and ownership with deep   
  to winning in Los Angeles with mega resources at his disposal.  pockets in one of the biggest markets on the planet. On top of that, the  
    Dodgers are an iconic franchise with a large and loyal fan base.  
  □  Dave Roberts is manager. He took over for a very successful Don Mattingly in  Los Angeles has topped ninety wins in every full season since 2013 and  
  2016 and has matched Mattingly's success. He's Friedman's guy, Mattingly wasn't. have gone over one hundred wins in the last four full seasons.   
    That's a regular season dynasty, folks. They are beginning to remind of you  
  2020 - The Dodgers lose two of their best pitchers to free agency prior to the season: of the Braves dynasty of the Nineties / Early 2000's not only for all of the  
   RHP Kenta Maeda, 31, and LHP Hyun-jin Ryu, 32.  LA was just clearing the way winning and dominance during the regular season, but, also for all of the  
    for a new generation of studs: LHP Julio Urias, 23, and RHP Dustin May, 22. losing in the post season. And, just like those Braves team, there is no  
  The thing that put LA over the top was a trade with Boston for superstar outfielder  good explanation for why this team lays an egg year in and year out   
  Mookie Betts, 27,  and pitcher David Price, 34 (who ended up not playing in '20). come playoff time. It's certainly not a lack of talent.  
  And, with these guys, the Bums finally win the World Series.    
    2024 - Aside from Ohtani, who has established himself as the best hitter in  
  2021 - Trevor Bauer, 30, a stud righthander is signed away from the Reds as a baseball (on top of being one of the best pitchers in baseball), the Dodgers  
  free agent. The rich get richer. Unfortunately, Bauer is suspended from baseball also beef up the roster in the off season with Japanese FA righthander  
  in July for being a sleazebag.  Yoshi Yamamoto, Tampa Bay ace righthander Tyler Glasnow and  
    hard hitting OF Teoscar Hernandez.  
  2021 - At the trade deadline all the Dodgers do is add two superstars from Glasnow and Yamamoto fit in at the top of a rotation that includes last year's  
  Washington for four prospects.  Max Scherzer, 36, goes 7-0 1.98  brilliant rookie righthander, twenty four year old Bobby Miller, a former first  
  down the stretch, as a three month rental. Meanwhile superstar SS Trea Turner, 28, round pick and veteran lefthander and future HOFer Clayton Kershaw.  
  chips in with a .950 OPS. Turner will stick around in '22 before leaving for the Righty ace Walker Buehler should also be returning from TJ surgery to  
  Phillies as a free agent in '23. Scherzer replaces the suspended Bauer in the  complete a formidable rotation. There's also righthander Dustin May coming  
  rotation while Turner will replace SS Corey Seager who is in the final year of  back from flexor tendon surgery to give LA even more high quality depth in  
  his contract and signs with Texas after the season. the starting rotation. You can also throw in James Paxton, picked up from Boston,  
    who was quality before getting hurt a few years ago.  
  2021 - LA wins 106 games, matching their high in the eight year streak, The bullpen is in good hands with Evan Phillips the closer and Brusdar  
  but finish second to the Giants by a game. This ends the Division title streak, but Graterol and Caleb Ferguson altho' I'm surprised the Dodgers didn't add   
  this Dodger team is, arguably, as good as any in the streak. LA also gets  a bit more depth there.  
  revenge on the Giants by beating them in the NLDS, but the Dodgers fall short    
  in the post season, once again, losing to the Braves in the NLCS. On the offensive end of things, LA scored 906 runs last season, one run a game  
    above the league average. Adding Ohtani and Hernandez could be considered  
  2022 - Los Angeles signs superstar 1B Freddie Freeman, 32, away from the Braves. overkill. After all, you already have two future HOF superstar sluggers in the  
  They are obviously not happy that Atlanta knocked them out in the NLCS. middle of the lineup in 1B Freddy Freeman and SS Mookie Betts.  
  However, the Dodgers lose their ace closer Kenley Jansen, 33, to the Braves, And then you've got  C Will Smith, 2B Gavin Lux and 3B Max Muncy to make  
  in return. It was a pseudo trade of superstars.  the lineup somewhat circular.  
  LA loses Scherzer in free agency to the Mets and Bauer is banished from    
  baseball. For a normal team, losing Jansen, Scherzer and Bauer would be an Anyway, if you're a Dogers fan, get there in the fourth inning and leave in the  
  unmitigated disaster. But for Los Angeles, it just allows the next wave of studs to do seventh. You will have seen enough and the game should be well in hand by the time  
   their thing. Lefty Tyler Anderson, 32, who was a bargain FA signing from Seattle, you leave.  
  goes 15-5 2.57 and Righty Tony Gonsolin, 28, moves up from the pen and    
   goes 16-1 2.14.  This is very deep depth. Next man up in spades. 2025 - The Dodgers finally win a World Title in '24, their first since 2020 and   
    only their second in the dozen years that they have been the dominant team in   
  2022 - The Dodgers win 111, but lose in the NLDS to San Diego. As good as the major leagues. Pretty much for that entire time, LA has put the more talented   
  they have been in the regular season is how disappointing they have been in  team on the field in every game. They have dominated the regular season but  
  the post season. It is very reminiscent of the great Braves teams of the Nineties.  underachieved in the post season. It had to be a very satisfying win for an  
    organization that is the class of baseball.  
  2023 - LA dips a little but still wins over 100 for the third straight year, 100-62.  The big moves in the off season were to pick up a pair of lights out closers  
  Once again, they lay an egg in the post season, this time losing to Arizona in free agency, Tanner Scott from San Diego and Kirby Yates from Texas.  
  who are pretty much outmanned at every position.    
    2025 Pitching (Deep Depth) :  
  2023 - Was a year where the Dodgers re-tooled the roster quite a bit.  □ RHP Shohei Ohtani, 30, '24 FA from Anaheim, injured in '24  
  Rebuild is not in LA's vocabulary.  □ RHP Blake Snell, 32, '25 FA from Giants, 5-3 3.12 the rich get richer  
  Gone were: SS Trea Turner (Phillies); 3B Justin Turner (Boston);   □ RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 26, '24 FA from Japan, 7-2 3.00  
  OF Cody Bellinger (Cubs); LHP Tyler Anderson (Anaheim);  □ RHP Tyler Glasnow, 31, '24 Trade from Tampa, 9-6 3.49  
  plus a bunch of other role players. The Dodgers didn't go nuts in free  □ RHP Gavin Stone, 26, '20 draft 5th round, 11-5 3.53  
  agency, however, as there was still a lot in-house. That being said, they brought in  □ RHP Tony Gonsolin, 31, '16 draft 9th round, injured in '24  
  a few pieces: DH JD Martinez (Boston); RHP Noah Syndergaard (Phillies);  □ RHP Dustin May, 27, '16 draft 3rd round, injured in '24  
  RHP Shelby Miller (Giants); OF David Peralta (Arizona).  □ LHP Clayton Kershaw, 37, '06 draft 7th overall pick, 2-2 4.50  
     □ Closer Tanner Scott, 30, '25 FA from San Diego, 9-6 1.75 22 saves  
     □ Closer Kirby Yates, 38, '25 FA from Texas, 7-2 1.17 33 saves  
     □ RHP Michael Kopech, 29, '24 trade from Chicago, 4-0 1.13 6 saves  
     □ RHP Blake Treinen, 37, '17 trade from Washington, 7-3 1.93  
     □ RHP Evan Phillips, 30, '21 FA from Tampa, 5-1 3.62 19 saves  
     □ LHP Alex Vesia, 29, '21 trade from Miami, 5-4 1.76 5 saves  
     □ LHP Anthony Banda, 31, '24 trade from Cleveland, 3-2 3.08  
     □ RHP Daniel Hudson, 38, '22 FA from San Diego, 6-2 3.00 10 saves, left as FA  
     □ RHP Jack Flaherty, 29, '24 trade from Detroit at deadline, 6-2 3.58, left as FA  
     □ LHP James Paxton, 36, '24 trade to Boston at deadline, 8-2 4.43, retired  
     □ LHP Ryan Yarbrough, 33, '16 draft 3rd round, 5-2 3.19, left as FA Toronto  
       
    2025 Hitting (Are the hitters in decline?) :  
     □ C Wil Smith, 30, '16 draft 32nd overall pick, 20 75 .248,   
     □ 1B Freddie Freeman, 35, '22 FA from Braves, 22 89 .282   
     □ 2B Gavin Lux, 27, '16 draft 20th overall pick, 10 50 .251 - Traded to Reds  
     □ 2B Hyeseong Kim, 26, '25 FA from Korea  
     □ SS Miguel Rojas, 36, '23 trade from Miami, 6 36 .283  
     □ 3B Max Muncy, 34, '17 FA from A's, 15 48 .232  
     □ CF Tommy Edman, 30, '24 trade from Cardinals, 6 20 .237  
     □ OF Mookie Betts, 32, '20 FA from Boston, 19 75 .289  
     □ OF Michael Conforto, 34, '25 FA from Giants, 20 66 .237  
     □ OF Teoscar Hernandez, 32, '23 trade from Toronto, 33 99 .272  
     □ OF Jayson Heyward, 35, '23 trade from Toronto, 10 37 .211  
     □ OF Shohei Ohtani, 34, '24 FA from Anaheim, 54 130 .310