3. The Los Angeles Dodgers need to keep up with the rest of the league
Dodgers fans hate to hear this, but the rest of the MLB is only getting better and the Dodgers did not really do anything to improve this offseason.
That does not mean that they are not still World Series contenders, they definitely are. That does not mean that the Dodgerscannotwin the World Series, they definitely still can. However, if the Dodgers do not capitalize on a potential serious chance to improve the team, when every other contender has, it can backfire as a huge mistake. See:Justin Verlander in 2017.
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The Cubs filled their losses nicely with former DodgersYu DarvishandBrandon Morrow. The New York Yankeesbrought inreigning NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton. Bostonbrought inJ.D. Martinez. Even the defending World Series Champions got better andtraded forGerrit Cole.
Even non-playoff teams, like the Cardinals,went outand got Marcell Ozuna. The Milwaukee BrewersacquiredChristian Yelich. The elite teams in the MLB are separating from the rest. Who did the Dodgers acquire? Matt Kemp, Tom Koehler and Scott Alexander.
That does not mean that those guys will not contribute, but LA cannot fall in the same complacent hole that plagued previous World Series losing teams, such as the New York Mets. Instead, the Dodgers need to take inspiration from the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City lost the 2014 World Series in seven games to the San Fransisco Giants despite looking destined to win it all (as did the 2017 Dodgers). The next year, they brought in huge pieces in Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist to cement the push.
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Los Angeles must do the same to recreate the same feat as the Kansas City Royals. Chris Archer is the most suitable candidate to fill that role.
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