The Los Angeles Dodgers acknowledged the considerable challenge posed by the San Diego Padres during the 2024 MLB postseason, particularly in the NLDS. Players, including Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas, expressed that the Padres were perceived as the more talented team, with Rojas stating the Dodgers lacked advantages on paper. Despite having a championship team, injuries to key players like Freddie Freeman hindered their performance, alongside uncertainties in the pitching lineup, making their journey through the postseason notably challenging compared to the subsequent playoff rounds.
I think everybody in that clubhouse knew that we didn't have the best team last year. We had to work. If you put both teams - Padres and the Dodgers - on paper, we didn't have the advantage in that series.
Remember, we have a broken Freddie Freeman. A really broken Freddie Freeman. We have a Freddie Freeman literally on one ankle, hitting and playing first base.
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