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Will the Dodgers break baseball? And other Opening Day questions.

2025/3/27
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@Ava Wallace : 我很好奇道奇队是否会打破棒球的现状。他们不断在阵容上投入资金,其他球队还能跟上吗?几十年来,人们一直担心某些球队会打破棒球的平衡。在我年轻的时候,是洋基队。他们当时花钱比谁都多,无人能及。那支球队连续三年赢得世界大赛冠军,确实在某种程度上主宰了这项运动。但棒球最终还是挺过来了。从那以后,就再也没有球队能够连续两年获得世界大赛冠军,包括道奇队。所以说他们打破了棒球的现状,这很难说得通。事实上,我认为拥有这样一个超级反派,一支人人都想击败、人人都想讨厌的球队,反而会激发人们对棒球的兴趣。所以,目前来看,他们是在帮助棒球运动。但如果他们开始主宰比赛,而其他球队在关键时刻无法与之竞争,那情况就不同了。但就目前而言,这种情况已经很久没有出现了。 @Chelsea Janes : 道奇队在2024赛季表现出色,并在休赛期签下了许多优秀球员,这引发了人们对他们能否打破棒球现状的担忧。然而,自2000年纽约洋基队以来,还没有球队能够连续两年赢得世界大赛冠军。道奇队虽然实力强大,但他们能否做到这一点还有待观察。 Chelsea Janes: 道奇队之所以如此强大,并非仅仅因为他们拥有诸如大谷翔平、弗雷迪·弗里曼和穆基·贝茨等一线球星,更重要的是他们拥有极其深厚的阵容厚度。他们的第十号投手在其他许多球队中都能担任前三号投手。他们每年牛棚里的投手,即使是在小联盟的投手,也比其他许多球队的投手要强。他们能够吸引大量人才,并且能够应对球员受伤的情况。他们拥有巨额资金,以及完善的球员培养体系,这使得他们能够持续保持竞争力。即使是那些可能在其他球队担任主力球员的球员,也会选择加入道奇队,因为他们相信道奇队能够帮助他们提升实力。这使得其他球队很难与他们竞争。 然而,连续赢得世界大赛冠军非常困难,自25年前以来就再也没有球队做到过。即使是道奇队,也无法保证所有主力球员都能保持健康。投手受伤是棒球运动中一个普遍且严重的问题,这使得球队难以连续获得冠军。近年来,投手受伤的情况越来越严重,这与球队追求更高的投球速度有关。为了保持竞争力,道奇队投入了巨额资金,但其他球队难以与之竞争。道奇队的奢侈税高达1.42亿美元,这比其他10支球队的工资总额还要高。这引发了关于棒球联盟是否需要工资帽的讨论,但球员工会可能会强烈反对。道奇队的巨额投入与其他球队的财政状况形成巨大反差,这可能会导致联盟与球员工会之间产生冲突。

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The Los Angeles Dodgers' dominance in 2024 and their continued accumulation of elite players have led to concerns about whether they are "breaking baseball." The team's financial strength and infrastructure are key to their success, enabling them to attract and develop top talent. Despite their dominance, back-to-back World Series wins remain elusive.
  • Dodgers' 2025 season opening in Tokyo
  • Acquisition of elite players like Blake Snell
  • Team's financial strength from cable deals and rich ownership
  • Deep roster depth
  • Challenges of winning consecutive World Series

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Baseball is back – and so are the sport’s existential questions, both on and off the field. 

Coming off a dominant 2024 season, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to become the first team since the 2000 New York Yankees to capture back-to-back World Series championships. Standing in their way is a changing game, the increasingly pervasive threat of elbow injuries across the majors, and the 29 other MLB teams set on beating them. 

Today on “Post Reports,” guest host Ava Wallace is joined by Washington Post national baseball writer Chelsea Janes to discuss how the Dodgers are shaping the future of America’s pastime and building a team to compete in October. 

Today’s show was produced by Lucas Trevor. It was mixed by Sean Carter. It was edited by Maggie Penman. Clips provided courtesy of MLB. 

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