Are the Los Angeles Dodgers Ruining Baseball?

If you've been following my numerous stories about the Los Angeles Dodgers during the offseason, then you know that I've been their biggest critic. The 2025 MLB season has finally arrived, but a new wave of criticism hovers over the defending World Series Champions. In a recent article, one of the Dodgers' acquisitions had a response to the accusations and criticisms that the team is "ruining baseball." Kirby Yates, the relief pitcher who was traded from the Texas Rangers to the Dodgers during the offseason, had a blunt response to the online criticism by saying that the team didn't care about it, and he added that "haters are going to hate." He doesn't seem to understand or comprehend why this team has been receiving continuous backlash. And the "haters are going to hate" line is a bit dismissive and Kirby Yates is being a bit delusional.

Since the conclusion of last year's World Series, I've been extremely harsh towards them in numerous stories. The reasons being Shohei Ohtani's ridiculous and excessive contract, these large contracts being offered to numerous players, spending over a billion dollars on several players, gatekeeping Japanese talent from other teams, and the fact that they're pure instigators. Kirby, it's not because we're just hating for no reason. I'm criticizing this because they act so entitled and spoiled. I don't care how many World Series or NL West titles they win; the criticism will never go away. I don't see it disappearing anytime soon. Do the Dodgers have the right to sign whoever they want? Yes, they do and it's not a crime to build your roster. One of the issues people have with them is offering these players these large contracts. Fans have been calling for a salary cap to be put in place, especially on the Dodgers. In my stories about Juan Soto signing the largest contract in MLB history and in sports, I took issue with it and disagreed with it. I think that Shohei's contract was ridiculous, too. Regardless of talent, popularity, or other factors, no athlete is entitled or deserves to be paid close to a billion dollars.

In the article I mentioned at the beginning of this story, I have to give Ken Rosenthal the huge side-eye because of what he said. I respect him very much, but the following quote really made me roll my eyes. He stated the following:

“The heart of every baseball fan fuming about the Dodgers’ spending lies an uncomfortable truth: you are just mad your owner is not doing the same thing.”

First of all, Mr. Rosenthal. Not every team has enormous payrolls. The point of an offseason, especially Winter Meetings, is teams trying to acquire the best players to become part of their rosters. It's not a contest on who has spent the most amount of money on players. Second, the "you are just mad your owner is not doing the same thing" comment sounds a bit childish. That's not a constructive argument to make. The criticism that the Dodgers have been receiving was fair and well-deserved. If you believe that people who have been dragging this team are being unfair and they're just picking them apart for no reason, then you're part of the problem. No MLB team is exempt from criticism or backlash.

Buying a Championship

Since the conclusion of last year's World Series, there has been online chatter that the Dodgers didn't work hard for their World Series title. Instead, it was handed to them. This is not to say that they cheated or didn’t deserve it, but according to many people online, the talent they acquired was bought instead of being built. As I've said earlier, teams have the right to sign whichever players they so choose. One of the problems I had with the Dodgers is the overspending and gatekeeping Japanese talent from other teams. The condescending attitude from this organization, as well as from some of these players, is why I have such a huge dislike of them. Their arrogance and entitled behavior really get under my skin. It reeks of total selfishness.

The Tokyo Series

The defending World Series Champions played a two-game series against the Chicago Cubs in Japan to kick off the 2025 MLB regular season, almost a week before the start of the regular season. The Dodgers swept both games, but I'd propose to Major League Baseball that the series feature different MLB teams every year besides the Dodgers. They don't own the rights to this series. Nor, should it be gatekept specifically for them. Also, the Tokyo Series should be treated as Spring Training games, as opposed to being regular season games. I feel like it gives the Dodgers an unfair advantage while the remaining teams have to wait almost a week for their seasons to begin. If the rest of the teams have to wait one week for Opening Day to start, so can the Dodgers. They're nothing special, nor they should have a competitive advantage over everyone else. I also propose that all MLB teams start their seasons on the same week, to ensure fairness and also to prevent other teams from getting a head start.

Dodgers, Dodgers, Dodgers!

I've been extremely unapologetically harsh towards the Dodgers during the offseason and wrote numerous stories about them on here, describing their shenanigans. Every third or fourth story in my inbox or social media post is about this team. It's like Major League Baseball is so obsessed with this team and the ongoing coverage of them and constant worship is starting to get ridiculous and annoying. I have news for MLB: the world doesn't revolve around the Dodgers or Shohei Ohtani. I'm not trying to sound mean, but there are other players in this league who deserve more recognition.There are other teams that are worth praising and paying attention to as well. There's definitely a bias towards this team. MLB constantly shows favoritism for them and their posts are proof of that.

So do I believe that the Los Angeles Dodgers are ruining baseball? The answer to that is yes. They're overrated, spoiled, and entitled grown men who don't like accepting criticism, whether it's constructive or harsh. Plus, they don't know how to lose. Winning a World Series title is the ultimate goal for every team and there's nothing wrong with that. However, other teams are more worthy of a chance to hoist the Commissioner's Trophy. In other words, everything is not always about the Dodgers. Finally, their fanbase is so vile and toxic. If you ever say anything bad about their team or criticize them in any way, they'll come after you. I've dealt with a plethora of Dodgers fans since the offseason and called out this team occasionally. This team's ego has gotten out of control and going back to Kirby Yates' comment, no matter what this team does, the criticism of them will never die down and the Dodgers organization will be put under the microscope for the foreseeable future. If you stupidly spend over a billion dollars on several players, then yes, you deserved to be called out on it. I believe that the reason why they did this was to give the middle finger to their critics and the 29 other MLB teams, just to shove their large payroll and players in their faces. The Dodgers have won the National League West for who knows how long, but I feel that it's someone else's turn to capture that division title. I predicted in one of my previous stories that the San Diego Padres would win the NL West and end the Dodgers' multiple year reign. Their fanbase is very positive, lively, and the atmosphere at Petco Park is electric. I rather see them in the World Series than the Dodgers. Plus, I've watched them have so many walk-off wins last season that it was hard to keep count of them.

Until Major League Baseball stops putting the Dodgers on such a high pedestal and pays more attention to other teams, the criticism of them will never let up. The links to my numerous stories about the Los Angeles Dodgers will be down below, so you'll have a better idea of why I have a huge disdain of them.

https://shopping-feedback.today/pride/a-message-to-clayton-kershaw%3C/a%3E

https://shopping-feedback.today/unbalanced/my-thoughts-about-the-los-angeles-dodgers-asr9o0h1v%3C/a%3E

https://shopping-feedback.today/pride/more-thoughts-about-clayton-kershaw%3C/a%3E