The Los Angeles Dodgers trailed the Arizona Diamondbacks for weeks to open the season.
That’s precisely why the MLB campaign is so long: to eliminate randomness and brief hot streaks and to reward teams with the most depth and quality.
Now, after almost two months of season, the Dodgers have shown why they are a model organization.
No, the Diamondbacks haven’t collapsed: they have a 28-20 record with three straight wins and eight in their last 10 contests.
The Dodgers, however, are just better.
They became the first squad with 30 victories in the National League on Monday against the Atlanta Braves.
The @Dodgers are the first to 30 wins in the NL 🔥👏 pic.twitter.com/9w17aueF7g
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) May 23, 2023
LA actually overcame a 4-0 hole in the first inning and ended up winning, 8-6, against, quite likely, the second-best team in the NL.
The Dodgers have reached a 30-19 record even with some burning questions about their depth.
No Cody Bellinger?
No problem, they developed James Outman.
No Trea Turner?
No Dustin May or Julio Urias?
No problem at all.
The Dodgers organization is just elite at unearthing and developing talent from unexpected sources: unheralded prospects, seemingly washed up veterans, pitchers with a control problem, and more.
They have a phenomenal coaching and player development department that feeds on analytics to succeed, and are not afraid to make a splash or two in free agency (Freddie Freeman) or the trade market (Mookie Betts) if the situation presents itself.
The D-Backs and the San Diego Padres represent real threats in the NL West, but the Dodgers have remained the division’s top team even when adversity has knocked on their door.
It has been amazing to watch.
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