The Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting rotation took over as the biggest driver of the team’s success well before their dominant run in the 2025 postseason.
With $643.5 million invested in their top-three starters, plus another $700 million for Shohei Ohtani, it’s not hard to see why the Dodgers have breezed through October thus far. It is a drastically different style in terms of pitching than the one that helped the team win the 2024 World Series.
The Dodgers suffered a rash of injuries to their rotation this year, but consciously chose to not rush them back and also benefitted from those issues not being season-ending.