#front-office-strategy

#front-office-strategy

The Los Angeles Dodgers greeted their fans at the tail end of their championship parade on Nov. 3, and virtually every player who grabbed the microphone atop a makeshift stage at Dodger Stadium expressed the same goal: Three-peat. Only two franchises, the Oakland Athletics of the early 1970s and the New York Yankees of the late 1990s, have won three consecutive World Series titles since Major League Baseball introduced divisional play in 1969.

Lowe's departure marks the end of an unexpected trade that aimed to resolve the Nationals' long-standing first base issues, while also highlighting his disappointing performance.