During the Los Angeles Dodgers’ celebration shortly after beating the Milwaukee Brewers, manager Dave Roberts said the following:
“I’ll tell you before this season started, they said the Dodgers are ruining baseball. Let’s get four more wins and really ruin baseball.”
Dave Roberts says he wants four more wins so the Dodgers can “really ruin baseball.” 🥶
This has been a common phrase said by fans since the Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to that absurd contract. In December 2023, the best player to ever play signed a ten-year deal worth $70 million per year. However, most of that money is deferred, as Ohtani will make $68 million per year from 2034 to 2043, while just over $28.2 million will go to the Dodgers’ luxury payroll.
Adding these two players to an already assembled team puts the Dodgers’ payroll at well over $350 million. Only two other teams have payrolls over $300 million: the New York Mets ($341.8 million) and the New York Yankees ($304 million).
Bigger market teams tend to spend more money, aside from maybe the Chicago White Sox. The jays are no different; they are not quite the Cinderella team the media has portrayed. This season, the Blue Jays’ payroll was just over $255.2 million, the fifth highest in the league. It also produced results, as the Jays finished with a top-five offense in the league, which can beat the opponent in a number of different ways.
This happened long before the Dodgers signed Ohtani, as they finished first in the National League West division in twelve of the past thirteen seasons. They really are Goliath, but don’t forget that David defeated Goliath.
Like the Toronto Raptors in 2019, the Jays have a chance to beat a juggernaut team from California. It’s up to the Blue Jays to save baseball.
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