Fansided · Jan 11
The Athletic hints Dodgers’ late-season hitting problems could become a feature, not a bug
World Series - Los Angeles Dodgers v. New York Yankees - Game Three | Daniel Shirey/GettyImagesThe Los Angeles Dodgers winning back-to-back World Series titles in 2024 and 2025 should have been the ultimate validation of Andrew Friedman’s galaxy-brain roster building. Two different paths, same champagne.
But buried inside a recent piece from Katie Woo and Fabian Ardaya in The Athletic (subscription required) is a quiet suggestion that should make Dodger fans squirm: that second title? It didn't come from overwhelming teams. It came while the offense was running out of gas –– and maybe running out of time.