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Shohei Ohtani has already lived several careers inside one. Eight seasons into Major League Baseball, the résumé barely feels real. Power hitter. Elite pitcher. Multiple MVPs. World Series titles. Moments that don’t fit neatly into box scores. Now, as he enters his ninth MLB season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have chosen to do something subtle—but loaded with meaning. They called it a promotion. On Monday, the ... Read more

The Los Angeles Dodgers have done almost everything right this offseason. They added stars. They stacked depth. They sent a clear message to the rest of baseball: catching them in October won’t be easy. And yet, beneath the shine of another super team build, one uncomfortable truth remains—this rotation still feels fragile. On paper, the Dodgers look unbeatable. In reality, they are haunted by last season’s ... Read more

The Los Angeles Dodgers have done almost everything right this offseason. They added stars. They stacked depth. They sent a clear message to the rest of baseball: catching them in October won’t be easy. And yet, beneath the shine of another super team build, one uncomfortable truth remains—this rotation still feels fragile. On paper, the Dodgers look unbeatable. In reality, they are haunted by last season’s ... Read more

The San Diego Padres didn’t plan to be here. When Dylan Cease walked in free agency, the assumption was simple: there would be a replacement. Another arm. Another answer. Another move that made the rotation feel whole again. Weeks later, spring training is approaching—and the gap is still there. Quietly, the Padres are running out of time. San Diego’s rotation has structure, but not certainty. Michael King and ... Read more

The San Diego Padres didn’t plan to be here. When Dylan Cease walked in free agency, the assumption was simple: there would be a replacement. Another arm. Another answer. Another move that made the rotation feel whole again. Weeks later, spring training is approaching—and the gap is still there. Quietly, the Padres are running out of time. San Diego’s rotation has structure, but not certainty. Michael King and ... Read more