GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 06: A general view of the Los Angeles Dodgers logo before a spring training game between the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch on March 06, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the season with a reloaded roster and odds-on expectations to win a third straight World Series title.
But as the season has unfolded, it seems more plausible that another team will be able to unseat the reigning champions as a key weakness emerges.
“The Los Angeles Dodgers did not have to worry about their starting rotation for the first month of the season,” Fabian Ardaya wrote for The Athletic. “That group is suddenly in flux, capping a perilous 10-day stretch that has taken $318.5 million worth of the club’s high-powered starting pitching contracts off the field and onto the injured list.”
