After surviving an epic showdown in Game 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Dodgers of Los Angeles were crowned BACK 2 BACK CHAMPS on November 1st. A lot of people have been weighing in on whether the MLB should incorporate a salary cap one of these years. But, as long as it doesn't exist, the Dodgers are going to keep spending as much as they need to win ball games. It's worked over the past two seasons and I wouldn't be shocked if LAD continues to win until teams start matching them. 

Clayton Kershaw pitched his final game of his HOF career last season and his presence be missed. However, not having him isn't going to hurt the Dodgers as they already have a rotation filled with dominance. I mean, in all honesty, all five pitchers could be aces at another ball club. Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow & Roki Sasaki. Let's also not forget that they have Emmett Sheehan, Gavin Stone & Bobby Miller too.

Well, who did Los Angeles add to their stacked roster? Kyle Tucker is probably the biggest name of the bunch, getting a four-year, $240 million deal with the team. Did the Dodgers need Tucker? Absolutely not. But hey, it never hurts to improve, right? Well, the Dodgers also went out and got superstar closer Edwin Diaz from the Mets. Pitching in LA should be kind to the power pitcher from Puerto Rico. Even though he didn't have his best season a year ago, Diaz will be put in positions to succeed here with this group.LAD also signed Miguel Rojas back to the roster as well as some of the other rotational and minor league players. 

DraftKings SportsBook currently has Los Angeles' win total sitting at 102.5 for this season. I know that getting to 100 wins is a big accomplishment for any team in baseball. That being said, I don't believe that this total is high enough considering all of the talent on this roster. Assuming the lineup/rotation stays fairly healthy throughout this season, I think that there's no way that this team losses 60 games (winning 102 games would mean losing 60.) On paper, this could turn out to be the best team in MLB history and there's only one way to find out what happens next. Wait and watch the greatness unfold. I'm going to expecting Los Angeles to be in the 105-115 win range this season with the upside of winning close to 120 games. Now, the MLB record is 116 for regular season wins in a season. Is that within reach? Most definitely. 

At +230 to win the World Series at the moment, I wouldn't be shocked if this number slowly gets lower and lower (favoring LA to win it.) The Dodgers are in a tough division which makes it a bit harder to predict wins at times. But, with the talent on this roster, I don't believe that we're going to get odds any better than this. I'm expecting at least an NLCS appearance from the B2B champs in 2026 and possibly even more. Philadelphia & NYM are loading up again. But, if healthy, LAD should emerge as the best team in baseball again when it's all said and done.

**I would take the +230 at the moment.