When the ‘galactic dream’ falls freely
In just a few weeks, the Dodgers have gone from a solid leading team to a disorganized team, with a terrible defense, a “leaky” bullpen, and stars who have become a real burden.
Mookie Betts is having the worst season of his career: just .238 AVG and .683 OPS – unacceptable numbers for an MVP who was once hailed as “the new face of MLB”.
Shohei Ohtani – a global icon, a player worth $ 700 million – has only achieved .200 AVG in his last 15 games. Money can’t buy form, and this is expensive proof.
The question is: Have the Dodgers really built a solid team, or are they just a “supermarket” team – gathering all the superstars and then being confused when they all… go downhill?
“Are we at rock bottom” – or is it worse?
After a shocking 10-7 loss to the Minnesota Twins, in which the bullpen gave up 6 runs in the final game, manager Dave Roberts said worriedly:
“We are at rock bottom. This is rock bottom. Is it rock bottom?”
The problem is: This isn’t the first time the Dodgers have been in a midseason slump – and every year, they repeat the same tragedy. Remember the 2022, 2023, even last year – the Dodgers were still blazing in April, May, but faltered in the second half, then… got eliminated in the postseason.
Is arrogance killing this team?
Fans are fiercely divided
On social media, a series of debates broke out:
“It’s not the players’ fault, it’s Roberts – he’s over!”
“Why did they buy Shohei if he can’t hit?”
“It’s the management’s fault – they just want ‘big names’ and not build depth.”
But there were also opinions defending:
“Every team has a slump – they’ll come back.”
“Ohtani is still the greatest player. Don’t be so quick to judge.”
And this is where the real debate begins:
Are the Dodgers a team built on prestige rather than merit?
And if they fail again this year – who will be held accountable? Roberts? President Andrew Friedman? Or the stars who were once hailed as ‘saviors’?
Rock bottom or abyss? The deadline will be the line between life and death
The MLB Trade Deadline is looming. The Dodgers must strengthen their bullpen, find a reliable starter, and… wake up the team.
But if they continue to slide, the 2025 season will go down in history as the most bitter failure of the modern Dodgers – not because they lost, but because they were too confident in their glory and forgot the fundamentals: stability, discipline, and building from the ground up.
What do you think?
Are the Dodgers being swallowed up by their own ambition to “buy a title”?
Leave a comment. The debate begins here.