The Los Angeles Dodgers have become the new version of the Death Star, a remarkable collection of talent built as a result of their financial advantages, front office brilliance, and exceptional drafting and development.Superstar catcher Will Smith goes down with a neck injury? Top prospect Dalton Rushing is there to step in and have the second-highest weighted runs created plus (wRC) of any catcher in baseball with more than 150 plate appearances.Expensive free agent signing Kyle Tucker gets off to a slow start? Andy Pages, who signed for $300,000 as a prospect out of Cuba, turns in a top-25 most valuable season from an offensive player to make up for it.
Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow miss most of the season with injuries? Unheralded Justin Wrobelski puts up a 2.69 ERA and the same wins above replacement thus far as Zack Wheeler.MLB OWNERS REVEAL NEW DETAILS OF SALARY CAP PROPOSAL THAT ALL BUT GUARANTEE A LOCKOUT THIS DECEMBERHigh-priced closer Edwin Diaz has arm surgery? Will Klein, picked up off the scrap heap, has a 2.27 ERA.Alex Vesia, acquired in trade for Dylan Floro, has a 2.35 ERA.
Tanner Scott's been one of the most dominant relievers in the sport, and former prospect Edgardo Henriquez has used his 102mph fastball to a 2.43 ERA and hasn't allowed a hit in his last 30 batters faced.Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal (29) pitches against the Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Detroit.(AP Photo/Duane Burleson)Entering Thursday, the Dodgers were, unsurprisingly, at the top of the NL West and the top of the league's overall standings at 61-33.
FanGraphs gives them a 100% chance of not only making the playoffs, but winning their division.They have a 97.4% chance of clinching a bye and avoiding a wild card series.
And yet another new report has suggested that their response to this could be to...acquire one of the best handful of pitchers on the planet at the trade deadline.ESPN's Jeff Passan reported this week that the D...