""ESPN estimates the Dodgers have a 22.2 percent chance to win the World Series, down from the 22.4 percent chance they had prior to the Winter Meetings. That total is more than double the chances of the next closest team: The Atlanta Braves with a 10.2 percent chance. Additionally, the Dodgers have a 95.3 percent chance of making the postseason, just as they have in each of the last 13 seasons.""
""The Dodgers' offseason has consisted of nabbing a new closer in Edwin Diaz in free agency and then working the edges," ESPN's Bradford Doolittle wrote. "Now you get the feeling they are sitting back, enjoying some fine cigars, coiled like a proverbial snake waiting to strike again when the time is right. As it stands, L.A. projects to have the No. 2 offense and the top pitching staff, both in the rotation and the bullpen.""
Los Angeles has dominated baseball for the last decade and projects to remain the strongest team entering the upcoming season. Projections give the Dodgers a 22.2 percent World Series probability and a 95.3 percent chance of reaching the postseason, outpacing the next team by more than twofold. Offseason moves include acquiring closer Edwin Diaz and incremental roster adjustments. Projections place the Dodgers as the No. 2 offense with the top pitching staff. The team led the National League with a 113 wRC+ and ranked second in pitching fWAR. The position-player group is the oldest in MLB and could benefit from younger, more athletic contributors such as Alex Freeland and Hyeseong Kim.
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