In the shadow of Dodgers, Dbacks can show off in the west of the LN
Dodgers is obliged to repeat at the top of the west of the national, but what team is behind the champion?
Will the west division of the National League become predictable and even boring in the 2025 major league season?
Los Angeles Dodgers is obliged to repeat at the top of the west of the National League after monopolizing the free agency market. That said, there is only one question, which club will the ticket obtain as a wild card in a division that will be again governed by the current MLB champions? The answer is: Arizona Diamondbacks, a team that reinforced its pitching and that seeks to surprise as it did two years ago when it reached the World Series.
The quality and power that Dodgers holds in his roster is undeniable and placing it on the first step of his squad and the National League is the logical consideration before the imminent beginning of the 2025 calendar, the ninth of the manager Dave Roberts It is serious to be back in the autumn classic and repeat the title.
Dodgers will have the most powerful rotation of the circuit after making the services of two pitchers who were with the San Diego Padres, divisional rivals, which means a decrease of consideration for the friars: the left -handed Blake Snell, who arrives at the blue team for five years and 182 million dollars, and the also left -handed Tanner Scott, signed for four years and 72 million dollars. To them two adds the Japanese sensation, Roki Sasakiright that will earn 6.5 million dollars for its premiere season. As if that were not enough, they strengthened their relay with Kirby Yates, whom they brought for a year and 13 million dollars.
Dodgers have the real and not vague commitment, said by their owner Mark Walteras well as those responsible for the baseball operation, Andrew Friedman and Brandon Gomesto look for the two -time championship. To the entire expectation wave we add an ingredient: Shohei Ohtani, at the height of May according to team estimates, will return to the mound to establish itself as the best two -way player today.
The Japanese sensational opens a plenty of power, composed of Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Enrique Hernandez, Teoscar Hernandez, just to mention the main ones.
So let’s leave the Dodgers and talk about diamondbacks.
The team that made a great bet is, without a doubt, Arizona. The desert franchise was the best, together with San Diego, on average of the big batting in 2024, with .263 collective, in addition, in the case of the D’Otks, they were a racing factory with a total of 886 scored that located them in the first place of both circuits.
Arizona’s skinny point in 2024 was the pitching and knowing this took advantage of the time in the low season to make the services of one of the best free agents in the market, perhaps the best only behind Max Fried, Corbin Burnes, the right he signed for six seasons and 210 million dollars.
Last season, Burnes had a 15-9 mark with 2.43 effectiveness with Baltimore Orioles. Right pitcher who has signed at least 10 victories in each of his last four seasons, including 2021, when he had spectacular record of 11-5 with the best effectiveness of the National (2.43) and conquered the Cy Young that same year with Milwaukee Brewers. Burnes will far strengthen a rotation that will also feature Zack Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Eduardo Rodriguez and Brandon Pfaadt.
In addition, Josh Naylor’s arrival at the first base will also give them a strong offensive contribution, as it comes from his best season with the wood, after connecting 31 home runs and towing 108 races with the Cleveland Guardians. Another key movement is Geraldo Perdomo’s extension, a low profile shortstop that gives security with the glove and provides speed in the lineup.
The general manager Mike Hazen He guaranteed the permanence of Randal Grichuk and other names of maximum importance such as the rookie of the year Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte and Eugenio Suarez. Everything looks ready for Arizona to be back in the postseason.
San Diego, meanwhile, will suffer the games of Snell and Scott, as well as that of Jurickson Profar, who emigrated to Atlanta Braves. The parents will depend on what Luis Arreez is on, as well as on the health and power of Manny Machado, as well as another very good season of the young Jackson Merrill, second in the vote to the rookie of the year in the National League. It could be the year of the great opportunity for Mexican Tirso Ornelas; While in the department of Pizcheo, Dylan Cease and Michael King must guide a rotation in which Yu Darvish and Nick Pivetta are also listed.
San Francisco Giants, led in the sports office now by an emblem of the team, Buster Poseytwo free agents were made that, although interesting, will hardly carry the weight of a whole team: one is the Shortstop Willy Adames, the star hiring that will pay 182 million dollars the next seven seasons, and the veteran and future member of Cooperstown, Justin Verlander, who will launch this season for 15 million dollars. A prospect that does not have to lose sight of is Bryce Eldridge, first base, possessing a high quality bat.
Rockies do not appear in postseason since 2018 and the 2025 season will not be the exception. They made the second base Thairo Estrada and there really were no more signatures of great caliber. A couple of interesting players to follow are the central gardener Brenton Doyle and the Torpedo Ezequiel Tovar, both have taken advantage of the benefits of Coors Field and come from a season with at least 20 home runs each. But none of this will make Colorado a feared rival in his division.
We are there, from now on, that Dodgers will not have competition as champion of the west division of the National League and then let our attention on the fierce fight for the second position of the standing. Let us take this into account, Arizona bears hand. It is a franchise that enjoys youth in its roster, a compact team and an opening rotation strengthened with an ace.
