Dodgers’ Offseason Praised By MLB Writer
The defending champs didn't rest on their laurels.
Even before the Los Angeles Dodgers and Kyle Tucker agreed to a ridiculous four-year, $240 million deal, people were talking about the Dodgers as having had a successful offseason.
Adding star closer Edwin Díaz will do that for you.
In discussing the five MLB clubs that had the best offseasons, Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer wrote about the Dodgers this past week (before the Tucker news dropped).
“True, the Dodgers of 2026 still mostly resemble the Dodgers of 2025 even after several months of offseason activity,” Rymer wrote. “But if that’s a bad thing, we’d like to hear why. Besides, what really matters is that the signing of Díaz strengthened what was easily the Dodgers’ biggest weakness last year. Their bullpen had a bottom-10 ERA, while he had the best ERA (1.63) of any qualified reliever in the National League.”
“There is a fair case that Díaz’s best days are behind him, particularly in the sense that he’s never again going to strike out half the batters he faces like he did in 2022. But since his whiff and strikeout rates were both in the 99th percentile in 2025, it’s not like the present version of him is over the hill.”
The Dodgers will be looking to become the first team in a quarter-century to three-peat as World Series champions. By adding Díaz and Tucker this offseason, LA’s front office has left no stone unturned in that regard. It seems like only injuries (a lot of them) can stop the mighty Dodgers in 2026.
