The Dodgers are coming off of one of the all-time great seasons in the history of Major League Baseball. Only the 1906 Cubs had a season in the Senior Circuit with more wins and only 4 teams have ever matched or exceeded 111 wins. There’s no doubt about it, last year’s team was great, tainted only by an early postseason exit against a team they dominated all season.
That’s not to say that even if the entire team came back this season, they would be able to match that win total. It’s just not going to happen. Baseball is too random to permit this and 111 wins is in a sense, a statistical anomaly.