LAKELAND, FLORIDA - MARCH 12: Jameson Taillon #50 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers during a spring training game on March 12, 2021 at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Dodgers spent $40+ million late in the offseason to add Trevor Bauer to a rotation that had already won the World Series the previous fall. The San Diego Padres dealt for Yu Darvish and Blake Snell, cementing themselves as the team to beat…for the NL Wild Card.