Dodgers Called ‘Biggest Loser of This Past Offseason’

Dodgers Called ‘Biggest Loser of This Past Offseason’ originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Boasting a 38-25, first-place record in the NL West, it would be hard to imagine the Los Angeles Dodgers as being losers. But while they have been great, they have been far from lucky.

Double-digit pitching injuries have plagued their pitching staff this season. When discussing their extensive misfortunes, sports writer Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report went as far as to claim “The Dodgers Have Become the Biggest Loser of This Past Offseason.” The 2024-2025 offseason was a busy one for Los Angeles, and one filled with blockbusters. The Dodgers acquired Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott, Hyeseong Kim, and re-signed Teoscar Hernandez, among many other moves. But while most have gone well for Los Angeles, Miller argues the offseason did not.

“Blake Snell’s five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers was the first of many ‘How do they keep getting away with this?’ moments of the offseason, but he lasted nine innings before landing on the IL with no return yet in sight,” he wrote after noting the success of Enrique Hernandez, Teoscar Hernandez and Kim.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tanner Scott (66) and Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith (16) celebrate after defeating the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium.Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images

“Tanner Scott (four years, $72 million) has been a nightmare with an MLB-worst five blown saves and a 4.55 ERA. His usual problem of walking batters left and right hasn’t even been the issue in the slightest, either, with just four free passes issued in 27.2 innings pitched. Rather, he went from an 11.6 K/9 and 6.7 H/9 from 2020-24 to marks of 10.1 and 8.8, respectively, this season.

“Michael Conforto’s one-year, $17 million deal has gone so poorly that it’s astounding they are still giving him the majority of starts in left field.”

Miller also touched on Blake Treinen, Kirby Yates, and Roki Sasaki, all of whom performed poorly before falling injured. Indeed, Miller is right about the woes the Dodgers are facing and the money they spent on said woes. However, the season is still in the early innings, and the Dodgers are still in first place.

There is still plenty of time for the Dodgers to become, not just World Series winners (again), but offseason winners as well, should at least some of their many investments begin to flourish. In fairness to Miller, he did title his article as “Bold MLB Takes 60 Games into 2025 Season,” indicating that his assessment might be a little stretched. But as for his description of the Dodgers’ situation thus far, it would be hard to argue his point.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.

Dodgers Called ‘Biggest Loser of This Past Offseason’

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