Dodgers GM Responds to Claims That LA is Ruining Baseball by Spending So Much

The Los Angeles Dodgers are reminding baseball of the New York Yankees of the 1990s signing multiple big names year after year and winning.

There has been a narrative building around this Dodgers squad that they are ruining baseball spending billions of dollars and creating an All-Star loaded roster. General manager Brandon Gomes doesn’t agree with that message.

Gomes pushed back during an appearance on The Show: A NY Post baseball podcast with Joel Sherman & Jon Heyman.

“We are focused on and tasked with making sure our team is as good as possible,” Gomes said. “If that is creating ire elsewhere, that’s fine, because I think that means our fans are very happy, which is what the the goal is. I think the nature of our sport, the nature of the playoff format, you can be technically the best team and it doesn’t guarantee you anything.

“All we’re doing is making sure that we have as talented a team as possible.”

The Dodgers made significant offseason additions, signing top starting pitchers Blake Snell for $182 million and international free agent Roki Sasaki, along with landing the top reliever on the market, Tanner Scott, on a $72 million deal.

Los Angeles also re-signed Teoscar Hernández and Blake Treinen while extending Tommy Edman. Those are in addition to a lineup that already features Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, and Max Muncy.

The reasoning behind the offseason was also summed up by Gomes. The Dodgers’ approach is designed to minimize the need for major moves at the trade deadline.

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“If we have to, we will,” Gomes said. “But the goal is to be like, ‘Hey, this team is good enough as is to go out and make a deep run into the playoffs.’” 

While the Dodgers are considered to be the early favorite to win the World Series, there are no guarantees even with a loaded roster.

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