They have three former most valuable players at the top of their lineup.
They’ve spent more than $500 million to reconstruct a new-look pitching staff.
They’re the odds-on favorites to win a championship this year, if not several more in the seasons that follow.
They know what the expectations are — and, just as important, the consequences that come with falling short.
“If the Dodgers don’t win the World Series,” manager Dave Roberts said, “I think we’d all feel we’ve failed accomplishing our goal.”
This is nothing new to Roberts and his team.