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The Dodgers are going to be even better this year — and the other 29 MLB teams have only themselves to blame

In recent years, baseball has become a case of the haves and the have-nots, but no team has flexed their financial muscles on the rest of MLB more than the Los Angeles Dodgers. Many of this offseason’s headlines have been dominated by the Dodgers and their pursuit of nearly every major free agent of note. Which … should be what all the teams are trying to do, right?

Since winning the World Series in November, Los Angeles has made significant additions to its championship roster, including signing left-hander Blake Snell, outfielder Michael Conforto, late-inning relievers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates, and international free-agent second baseman Hyeseong Kim.