In 2021, the top of the National League West included both the best teams in baseball and a race to win the division that wasn't settled until the final day of the season. Now the top of the division is a jumble. And after Major League Baseball's lockout ceases -- whenever that is -- a lot will be left to sort out.
The Dodgers, a team that dominated the division for the better part of a decade, could see as many as four star players sign lucrative deals elsewhere. The Giants, the team that overshot its projections by more than 30 games, has already lost its best pitcher and one of the greatest players in franchise history.