The 2023 season was supposed to be the year that the Dodgers were overtaken in the NL West. It was supposed to be the year that they fought for a potential Wild Card spot.
After losing a ton of talent last winter and a lackluster offseason, many believed it was finally time that the Dodgers came back to reality. But it seems that their memo got lost in the mail.
Instead, LA came out swinging and ended up with the third-best record in baseball. It wasn’t always pretty, especially early on, but it worked.
Manager Dave Roberts spoke about what he envisioned for this team entering the year, and it certainly wasn’t them winning 100 games once again.