A big topic of conversation this offseason has been the budding rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. After the Dodgers dominated the Padres in the regular season and won the division by a whopping 22 games, the two teams met in the NLDS, where the Padres ousted LA in four games.
This offseason, the teams have taken different approaches. While the Padres have further reloaded, adding All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts on an 11-year, $280 million deal, the Dodgers have remained quiet. They’ve made a few veteran additions, but suffered much more loss than gain.