The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a dream offseason this winter, but it wasn’t long ago that the team was leaving Arizona after being swept by the division-rival Diamondbacks in the NLDS.
The team struggled in every facet of the game that series, and had one of their more disappointing postseason exits in recent memory.
While the front office has done their work to help the fanbase move on, some of the players were still fielding questions regarding last year’s playoff exit at DodgerFest. Max Muncy put it bluntly when speaking to reporters over the weekend:
“There’s no way around it. We sucked. We blew it.”
Muncy struggled in the NLDS last year, but he was far from the problem. In 11 at-bats, Muncy collected two hits, had four strikeouts, and a .432 OPS.
The struggles may have been a blessing in disguise, though, as the front office decided to go all in this offseason to ensure they never happened again. While there’s no telling what would have happened if the Dodgers had a good postseason, it would be hard to find anyone with the organization angry about their successes this offseason.
It’s championship or bust for the Dodgers, now more than ever. The pressure is at an all-time high, but there’s no other way these players and this organization would want it.
The Dodgers and their fans are tired of losing and coming up short time and time again. The front office built this team to make sure 2023 and the shortcomings of the past don’t happen anymore.
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