Los Angeles Dodgers - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)

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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

Clayton Kershaw (12.88) - 40

2023 - Won Division; NLDS Lost to Arizona

Julio Urias (11.54) - 38

2024 - Won Division, Won NLDS (SD), Won NLCS (Mets), Won World Series (Yankees)

Tony Gonsolin (7.12) - 18

2025 - Won WC (Reds), Won NLDS (Phils), Won NLCS (Milw), Won WS (Toronto)

Kenley Jansen (2.82) - 16

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6.7) - 15

BallPark:

Evan Phillips (3.85) - 13

Chavez Ravine

Walker Buehler (7.94) - 13

Tyler Anderson (4.25) - 12

Team Name:

Tyler Glasnow (3.9) - 9

Dodgers

Gavin Stone (0.7) - 9

Dustin May (2.95) - 6

Owner:

Bobby Miller (2.1) - 6

Guggenheim Baseball Management (Mark Walter lead owner)

Craig Kimbrel (0.18) - 5

Blake Treinen (3.82) - 5

Team President:

Tanner Scott (-0.6) - 5

Andrew Friedman

Catchers:

General Manager:

Will Smith (20.82) - 57

Brandon Gomes

First Basemen:

Managers:

Freddie Freeman (20.71) - 43

Dave Roberts

Second Base:

No Hitters:

Miguel Rojas (6.7) - 13

None

Gavin Lux (6.76) - 11

Hall of Famers:

ShortStop:

None

Mookie Betts (25.35) - 66

Trea Turner (7.31) - 18

Rookie of the Year:

Corey Seager (5.64) - 16

None

Third Base:

MVP:

Max Muncy (12.08) - 33

2024 - Shohei Ohtani

Justin Turner (6.91) - 18

Cy Young:

Outfield:

None

Shohei Ohtani (15.8) - 31

Chris Taylor (6.18) - 22

Notable Events:

Andy Pages (5.1) - 17

Cody Bellinger (1.03) - 16

2020 - The Dodgers are a juggernaut. They have won eight straight Division titles

Teoscar Hernandez (5.8) - 15

and, finally, won their first World Series in the run in '20. They would be considered

AJ Pollock (3.81) - 12

a dynasty except for the lack of World Series rings. Los Angeles has it all and

James Outman (3.67) - 9

keeps on adding to their riches, talentwise. One mistake champions make is to

stand pat. You need some movement, however. New blood is important to keep

Notable Events:

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

2024 - The Dodgers have replaced the Yankees as the team that has figured

changes / additions, but a few key strategic ones.

it out. In the huge markets, you can never spend too much. You will always

make it back and then some. LA goes out and spends 700 million on

□ The Guggenheim Baseball Management Group owns the club and it has been

crosstown superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Angels. Apparently, the plan is

wildly successful since it bought the Dodgers in 2012. They have deep pockets and,

for him to bat only and not pitch. That's OK for the regular season, but if I

after some initial splurges, have settled down to spending lavishly, but wisely,

were the Dodgers, I would keep Ohtani in my pocket for the post season

There are seven owners with Magic Johnson being the face of the Group.

where you can tee him up for at least one guaranteed win in each round.

□ Andrew Friedman, former GM of the Tampa Rays, has been president since

2024 - LA has a high quality management team and ownership with deep

2015. There is no GM. Friedman established himself as a high quality baseball

pockets in one of the biggest markets on the planet. On top of that, the

executive in Tampa, winning on a shoestring, and he has adapted seamlessly

Dodgers are an iconic franchise with a large and loyal fan base.

to winning in Los Angeles with mega resources at his disposal.

Los Angeles has topped ninety wins in every full season since 2013 and

have gone over one hundred wins in the last four full seasons.

□ Dave Roberts is manager. He took over for a very successful Don Mattingly in

That's a regular season dynasty, folks. They are beginning to remind of you

2016 and has matched Mattingly's success. He's Friedman's guy, Mattingly wasn't.

of the Braves dynasty of the Nineties / Early 2000's not only for all of the

winning and dominance during the regular season, but, also for all of the

2020 - The Dodgers lose two of their best pitchers to free agency prior to the season:

losing in the post season. And, just like those Braves team, there is no

RHP Kenta Maeda, 31, and LHP Hyun-jin Ryu, 32. LA was just clearing the way

good explanation for why this team lays an egg year in and year out

for a new generation of studs: LHP Julio Urias, 23, and RHP Dustin May, 22.

come playoff time. It's certainly not a lack of talent.

The thing that put LA over the top was a trade with Boston for superstar outfielder

Mookie Betts, 27, and pitcher David Price, 34 (who ended up not playing in '20).

2024 - Aside from Ohtani, who has established himself as the best hitter in

And, with these guys, the Bums finally win the World Series.

baseball (on top of being one of the best pitchers in baseball), the Dodgers

also beef up the roster in the off season with Japanese FA righthander

2021 - Trevor Bauer, 30, a stud righthander is signed away from the Reds as a

Yoshi Yamamoto, Tampa Bay ace righthander Tyler Glasnow and

free agent. The rich get richer. Unfortunately, Bauer is suspended from baseball

hard hitting OF Teoscar Hernandez.

in July for being a sleazebag.

Glasnow and Yamamoto fit in at the top of a rotation that includes last year's

brilliant rookie righthander, twenty four year old Bobby Miller, a former first

2021 - At the trade deadline all the Dodgers do is add two superstars from

round pick and veteran lefthander and future HOFer Clayton Kershaw.

Washington for four prospects. Max Scherzer, 36, goes 7-0 1.98

Righty ace Walker Buehler should also be returning from TJ surgery to

down the stretch, as a three month rental. Meanwhile superstar SS Trea Turner, 28,

complete a formidable rotation. There's also righthander Dustin May coming

chips in with a .950 OPS. Turner will stick around in '22 before leaving for the

back from flexor tendon surgery to give LA even more high quality depth in

Phillies as a free agent in '23. Scherzer replaces the suspended Bauer in the

the starting rotation. You can also throw in James Paxton, picked up from Boston,

rotation while Turner will replace SS Corey Seager who is in the final year of

who was quality before getting hurt a few years ago.

his contract and signs with Texas after the season.

The bullpen is in good hands with Evan Phillips the closer and Brusdar

Graterol and Caleb Ferguson altho' I'm surprised the Dodgers didn't add

2021 - LA wins 106 games, matching their high in the eight year streak,

a bit more depth there.

but finish second to the Giants by a game. This ends the Division title streak, but

this Dodger team is, arguably, as good as any in the streak. LA also gets

On the offensive end of things, LA scored 906 runs last season, one run a game

revenge on the Giants by beating them in the NLDS, but the Dodgers fall short

above the league average. Adding Ohtani and Hernandez could be considered

in the post season, once again, losing to the Braves in the NLCS.

overkill. After all, you already have two future HOF superstar sluggers in the

middle of the lineup in 1B Freddy Freeman and SS Mookie Betts.

2022 - Los Angeles signs superstar 1B Freddie Freeman, 32, away from the Braves.

And then you've got C Will Smith, 2B Gavin Lux and 3B Max Muncy to make

They are obviously not happy that Atlanta knocked them out in the NLCS.

the lineup somewhat circular.

However, the Dodgers lose their ace closer Kenley Jansen, 33, to the Braves,

in return. It was a pseudo trade of superstars.

Anyway, if you're a Dogers fan, get there in the fourth inning and leave in the

LA loses Scherzer in free agency to the Mets and Bauer is banished from

seventh. You will have seen enough and the game should be well in hand by the time

baseball. For a normal team, losing Jansen, Scherzer and Bauer would be an

you leave.

unmitigated disaster. But for Los Angeles, it just allows the next wave of studs to do

their thing. Lefty Tyler Anderson, 32, who was a bargain FA signing from Seattle,

2025 - The Dodgers finally win a World Title in '24, their first since 2020 and

goes 15-5 2.57 and Righty Tony Gonsolin, 28, moves up from the pen and

only their second in the dozen years that they have been the dominant team in

goes 16-1 2.14. This is very deep depth. Next man up in spades.

the major leagues. Pretty much for that entire time, LA has put the more talented

team on the field in every game. They have dominated the regular season but

2022 - The Dodgers win 111, but lose in the NLDS to San Diego. As good as

underachieved in the post season. It had to be a very satisfying win for an

they have been in the regular season is how disappointing they have been in

organization that is the class of baseball.

the post season. It is very reminiscent of the great Braves teams of the Nineties.

The big moves in the off season were to pick up a pair of lights out closers

in free agency, Tanner Scott from San Diego and Kirby Yates from Texas.

2023 - LA dips a little but still wins over 100 for the third straight year, 100-62.

Once again, they lay an egg in the post season, this time losing to Arizona

2025 Pitching (Deep Depth) :

who are pretty much outmanned at every position.

□ RHP Shohei Ohtani, 30, '24 FA from Anaheim, injured in '24

□ RHP Blake Snell, 32, '25 FA from Giants, 5-3 3.12 the rich get richer

2023 - Was a year where the Dodgers re-tooled the roster quite a bit.

□ RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 26, '24 FA from Japan, 7-2 3.00

Rebuild is not in LA's vocabulary.

□ RHP Tyler Glasnow, 31, '24 Trade from Tampa, 9-6 3.49

Gone were: SS Trea Turner (Phillies); 3B Justin Turner (Boston);

□ RHP Gavin Stone, 26, '20 draft 5th round, 11-5 3.53

OF Cody Bellinger (Cubs); LHP Tyler Anderson (Anaheim);

□ RHP Tony Gonsolin, 31, '16 draft 9th round, injured in '24

plus a bunch of other role players. The Dodgers didn't go nuts in free

□ RHP Dustin May, 27, '16 draft 3rd round, injured in '24

agency, however, as there was still a lot in-house. That being said, they brought in

□ LHP Clayton Kershaw, 37, '06 draft 7th overall pick, 2-2 4.50

a few pieces: DH JD Martinez (Boston); RHP Noah Syndergaard (Phillies);

□ Closer Tanner Scott, 30, '25 FA from San Diego, 9-6 1.75 22 saves

RHP Shelby Miller (Giants); OF David Peralta (Arizona).

□ 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