Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes reacted to National League All-Stars Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, who commended the Dodgers for their spending during the offseason.
The Dodgers have taken control of MLB over the last couple seasons, and haven’t shied away from spending big on the top free agents to do so. L.A., in turn, has become the biggest argument for an MLB lockout when the league’s collective bargaining agreement comes to an end after the 2026 season.
Harper, though, doesn’t believe the Dodgers are “bad for baseball.”
“I love what the Dodgers do, obviously. They pay the money, they spend the money, I mean they’re a great team. They run their team like a business, and they run it the right way. They understand where they need to put their money into, but also — people don’t look at this either — their draft and their development is unbelievable.
“They draft then they develop then they trade those guys for big name guys and they can spend the money. It bothers me when everybody talks about the Dodgers just spending money, no. They draft, they develop, they do it the right way.”
Machado had a similar view to Harper, and expressed his support for how the Dodgers went about their offseason business.
“I f—ing love it,” Machado said of the Dodgers’ spending. “Every team should be doing it. …S— is f—ing great for the game. So I think every team has the ability to do it, so I hope all 30 teams can learn from that.”
When asked if star rival players praises served as any validation for him, Gomes stated the Dodgers aren’t looking outside of the organization for validation.
“The validation is winning championships and putting out as good a team as we can each and every year,” Gomes said. “All we’re trying to do is get a little better each and every season with the goal of winning championships.
The Dodgers have done well in meeting their goals if that’s the case, as they’ve won two championships in a row and continually dominate the NL West.
What Signings Did the Dodgers Make this Offseason?
The Dodgers have reinforced their team with big names once again after winning a championship, bringing in All-Stars Edwin Diaz and Kyle Tucker to further bolster their stacked roster.
Diaz inked a three-year, $69 million deal with the Dodgers during the Winter Meetings, and will fill in as the Dodgers’ new closer. Tucker signed a four-year, $240 million deal and will slot perfectly into the Dodgers outfield.
Alongside their high-profile signings, the Dodgers also brought back Miguel Rojas, Kiké Hernandez and Evan Phillips, all of whom will play important supplementary roles in the coming season.
With their new signings, the Dodgers are looking to continue to validate themselves and win a third consecutive World Series championship, earning the first three-peat in franchise history.
What did you make of Harper and Machado’s comments?
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All those MLB players will say anything to steal more cash. Harper lies through his teeth saying the Dodgers do things the right way. They failed a ton before opening up their checkbook after I mentioned that developing through the farm is the correct way years ago. Then when they failed to do that I realized that they should use their strength which is cash based on debt leverage and purchase their needs through free agency. Before I mentioned that. Because they didn’t have enough brains to develop players in the first place. Ditto for the rest of baseball and the entire world for that matter. Like nations ruled by huge groupings of super insane people who own and control everything but still lack any requisite intelligence after mountains of facts depict accurate measurements of tens and hundreds of millions of insane people moving through stock markets and all nations like idiots having a party recklessly . Harper’s going to lie for the cash because Harper’s always been a total idiot and always will be one of the insane on Earth. Got it?
Been a Dodger fan since 50’s. I love it,keep spending, I love winning. We’ve let some good ones get away. Nice getting the cream of the crop. Bright future in minors. Go Dodgers