The Dodgers begin play against the Kansas City Royals this weekend with a 42-28 record, second-best in the National League. Their six-game lead over the second-place San Diego Padres is, at least for now, comfortable.
For the most part, fans are comfortable with the direction of the team too.
In the latest edition of Dodgers Nation’s fan poll, the approval rating for every aspect of the team — bullpen, starting pitching, position players, the manager and front office — was above 50 percent.
Barely.
Fans had soured on the position players (40.4 percent) in our previous poll, but this week that figure ticked up to 51.