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Throughout the season the Los Angeles Dodgers have dealt with the popular perception that the team is \u201cbuying championships.\u201d Los Angeles stockpiled talent in an offseason spending spree that some fans felt was bad for baseball. Manager Dave Roberts defended the organization when the Dodgers’ payroll was brought up prior to Game 4 of the NLCS. But after LA advanced to its second straight World Series, Roberts leaned into the narrative.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll tell you, before this season started they said, \u2018The Dodgers are ruining baseball.\u2019 Let\u2019s get four more wins and really ruin baseball!\u201d Roberts shouted during the team\u2019s Championship Series trophy ceremony, per B\/R Walk-Off.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers finished off the Milwaukee Brewers with ruthless efficiency. Milwaukee entered Game 4 of the NLCS in an 0-3 hole. With Shohei Ohtani on the mound, the Brewers faced an insurmountable task.<\/p>\n

Ohtani\u2019s otherworldly performance proved too much for Milwaukee to overcome. Los Angeles won Game 4, completing a Championship Series sweep of the Brewers. The team with baseball\u2019s best regular season record was trampled by the star-studded squad with the sport\u2019s deepest pockets.<\/p>\n

Shohei Ohtani eliminates Brewers with historic NLCS Game 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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If fans weren\u2019t talking about money impacting the World Series previously, they certainly are now that Roberts shoved the issue to the forefront. The Dodgers\u2019 payroll dwarfs the small-market Brewers\u2019 comparatively meager total. LA spends nearly $230 million more<\/em> than Milwaukee. The difference in payroll itself almost exceeds the luxury tax threshold.<\/p>\n

During spring training the Dodgers\u2019 spending was a hot-button issue. However, a seemingly never-ending stream of injuries prevented Los Angeles from reaching its potential in the regular season, muting the controversy.<\/p>\n

Then the Dodgers got healthy for the playoffs and their opponents discovered just what all that money bought the team. Los Angeles\u2019 starting rotation has dominated in the postseason. Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Ohtani combined to allow two runs on nine hits with 35 strikeouts in 28.2 innings during the NLCS.<\/p>\n

While relief pitching was once LA\u2019s biggest weakness, it\u2019s now a strength. The bullpen has become elite in the playoffs thanks to an embarrassment of riches. Roberts was able to move away from a struggling Tanner Scott in favor of Roki Sasaki in the closer role. The Brewers couldn’t solve the Dodgers’ pitching, as Milwaukee failed to score more than one run in any game during the NLCS.<\/p>\n

Now Los Angeles awaits its World Series opponent. Whether the Seattle Mariners or Toronto Blue Jays advance to the Fall Classic, a Dodgers repeat once again feels inevitable.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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