My Trash Can Bangers gonna be a lot better than expected!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to playing the Yanks in the AL champ game!!!
Don't see anyone beating the Dodgers this year. Stacked beyond stacked.
Even great teams can be undermined by injuries, especially to key players at the worst time.
The 2025 Dodgers look even better than last year's team, but they have to stay healthy, especially their pitching staff, and that is not something they have been able to do.
Last year, the Dodgers had a lot of injuries but they were able to overcome them which was impressive.
It remains to be seen if Snell is an upgrade over Flaherty and whether Kershaw or Ohtani can regain their high level pitching form in 2025 after their surgeries and long time away from pitching.
Letting Buehler walk (pun intended) is looking like a smart decision based on his first two games with the Red Sox, but he didn't impress until the post-season last year and he has admitted he's less focused during the season than he is in the playoffs.
Signing Conferto looks like a good move so far, but I'm not sure Pages is the solution for every day starter in center given how often he strikes out.
I was hoping the Dodgers would upgrade third base because I think Muncy is a weakness there.
With Freeman hurt, Muncy should be playing first base and Hernandez should be playing third base in my opinion.
I was glad they re-signed Edman as he is a huge upgrade over Lux (never understood what they saw in him).
I know the Dodgers love their analytics, but I would make a few changes if I were the manager.
I would put Edman back in center field, move Betts to second and start Rojas at short. I would move Muncy to first while Freeman is out and move Hernandez to third.
Baseball seasons are too long at 162 games, so wins and losses mean little at any given time, but it's always good when you can start off the season with a lot of wins.