The Los Angeles Dodgers are an aging ballclub — there’s no other way to put it.
Even with Clayton Kershaw riding off into the sunset, the team has to get younger across the board.
There’s no doubting the pedigree this group brings to the table. No other franchise currently has a core possessing this level of maturity, togetherness, and character. At the same time, injuries have begun to pile up with some of the team’s more established and wizened members. The team clearly lacks athleticism and speed relative to its peers in the sport.
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David Schoenfield of ESPN recently put together a piece in which he broke down every team in the Big Leagues from a statistical standpoint.