Dodgers Set for 2025 as Pitchers and Catchers Report
Well, except for one thing.
t has been a winter of content for Los Angeles. For the rest of Major League Baseball, not so much. At least, that’s the conclusion you get if you listen to all the complaining. I suggest you don’t.
After a fine 98-64 regular season and plowing through the inferior Padres, Mets and Yankees in October, the Dodgers finished 2024 as the best team in baseball and eight-time World Series champions.
With a ninth championship in their sights, the Boys in Blue have done so much heavy lifting this offseason I don’t know whether to list their accomplishments chronologically, alphabetically or by the mother’s maiden name of each new man added to the roster. So I’ll begin where I always do, where the Dodgers always do, with pitching.
To anchor the starting rotation, big boss Andrew Friedman and his lieutenants settled on free agent left-hander and reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, Blake Snell. Much to the dismay of the have-nots, L.A. won the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes. And re-signed postseason hero and veteran fireman Blake Treinen. With no more Blakes available, they traded Ryan Brasier to the Cubs for the obligatory “cash considerations” and proverbial player to be named later (probably a pitcher). And reeled in closer Tanner Scott. And added reliever Kirby Yates.
With only one Kirby available, Los Angeles signed free agent outfielder Michael
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