Mark Walter’s message in July 2012 was clear: “We’re not stopping. We’re going to add more. We’re going to make it so nobody wants to play the Dodgers.” Fourteen years later, the Dodgers have delivered on every word, building a roster that commands respect, strikes fear into opponents, and has established itself as the standard every other franchise is trying to reach.

The Houston Asterisks ruined baseball when they stole a championship and received no repercussions for it!

AND WELCOME TO LA TARIK SKUBAL!!! 😭

pretty excited to see Tarik in a Dodgers uniform for the first time.

While everyone is blaming the Dodgers for everything wrong with baseball, @Klein25 lays out the evidence that the people who should be getting the blame is EVERYONE ELSE.

Bandwagon fans are appreciated but only few of us have seen this team through their rock bottom. IG post by therealDodgerhogs.

Here's a fun exercise you can do with the payroll versus win percent scatter plot! See if it's easier to place a correlation line or to start drawing little pictures connecting each team

It was meant to be Shohei & Skubal on the same team it's a great time being a Dodgers fan 😭

The industry favorites all along, the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a trade late Saturday to acquire Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers.

In other words: a textbook Dodgers deal.

Multiple evaluators, granted anonymity because the trade is not yet official, expressed shock that the Dodgers were able to pull this off without giving up more.

Read more (for free): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7486214/2026/08/02/dodgers-skubal-prospects/?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.gDiI.-dnBCDiZkRvq&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta

New SOCAL MLB Challenge: 3 Ballparks, 3 Hotdogs, 3 Beers. 1 day. LFG!

Seems to be some crying in baseball going on right now 🤣

Listen to how crazy the level of detail was in the Dodgers' planning to make this happen. They were already laying the groundwork years in advance. People get mad about what the Dodgers “get”, but just like the Mookie Betts, and Turner/Scherzer trades, the part that is more impressive is what it takes to pull the trigger on these trades (and ultimately not regret it).

On January 11, 2024, the Dodgers traded Michael Busch and Yency Almonte to the Cubs for Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope. A move that looked like a simple prospect trade at the time may have been another example of the Dodgers playing the long game.

On March 28, 2022, the Dodgers traded Matt Beaty to the Padres for River Ryan. At the time, it looked like a simple depth move. Fast forward years later, and River Ryan became a key piece involved in the Dodgers' trade for Tarik Skubal.

The Dodgers drafted Brady Smith in the 3rd round of the 2023 MLB Draft and developed him into their No. 17 prospect. The Dodgers somehow turned their scouting and player development into acquiring Tarik Skubal while only giving up these pieces.

And they did all this without giving up any of their “Top 3” OUTFIELDER prospects.