The Dodgers aren't ruining baseball, cheap owners are | amNewYork

"Baseball fans will be exposed to some ridiculously horrid takes from pro-commissioner-or-owner windbags during MLB's final winter of peace with a lockout looming in 2027. They will claim that the Los Angeles Dodgers have ruined the game of baseball. Their wild spending and super-team-building capabilities with no financial regulations have created the closest thing we have seen to a dynasty in a quarter-century."

"Mark Walter and Guggenheim Management built the game's most expensive team, with a payroll of $350 million. Their staggering offers won the signatures of the greatest ballplayer we've ever seen, Shohei Ohtani, of World Series hero Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who won three of the four games in the Fall Classic, of Freddie Freeman, of Blake Snell, of Roki Sasaki, and of Tesocar Hernandez. But there's so much more to it."

"They traded for Mookie Betts, Tyler Glasnow, and Tommy Edman. They drafted Will Smith, who hit the eventual game-winning home run in Game 7. They signed defensive hero Andy Pages as an international free agent seven years ago. They develop talent better than anyone. They build complete teams with the grit to come back on the road to win championships. They have a manager who presses the right buttons more often than not. Nearly everything Dave Roberts did in Game 7 worked."

The Los Angeles Dodgers secured back-to-back World Series titles, becoming the first repeat champions since the 1998-2000 Yankees, winning a dramatic Game 7 at Rogers Centre. The franchise operates a $350 million payroll and signed elite players including Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Freddie Freeman, Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, and Tesocar Hernandez, while trading for Mookie Betts, Tyler Glasnow, and Tommy Edman. The organization drafted Will Smith and signed Andy Pages internationally, emphasizing talent development and depth. Managerial decisions by Dave Roberts were decisive in Game 7. Critics are expected to cite competitive imbalance and looming labor strife ahead of a potential 2027 lockout.

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