Dodgers Dominant as NL Crown Takes Home Sweep from Giants!
They lose no one of note from 2025, and add two big pieces in RF Kyle Tucker and closer Edwin Diaz. The wild-card hopeful Padres, Diamondbacks and Giants are next.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) works out during spring training baseball on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Copyright 2026 The Associated Press.
All rights reserved During this two-week span, I’m taking a look at the Opening Day true-talent rankings of the 30 MLB clubs on a division-by-division basis. While the rankings are based on actual 2025 batted-ball data, off-season player movement and potential impact of 2026 rookies will be addressed. Last week, we started it off with the NL East and NL Central .
Today, it’s the NL West. 1 - Los Angeles Dodgers - ”Tru” Talent Record = 96-66 - Offensive Rating = 112. 8 (3rd), Pitching Rating = 91.
9 (4th), Defensive Rating = 100. 6 (19th) IN: RHP Edwin Diaz, RF Kyle Tucker; OUT: RHP Kirby Yates, LHP Anthony Banda This is pretty much the same bunch that won its second consecutive World Series last fall, with the two pretty significant additions of closer Diaz and RF Tucker. If anything, you would have to assume the Dodgers will have a little better injury luck this time around, particularly on the pitching side.
Continue to the original source for the full article.