The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to spark controversy with their spending habits while being buyers after winning the World Series.

With the Dodgers committing nearly $1 billion to sign Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto last year and this offseason getting more stars like Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki, plus extending key players like Tommy Edman, many critics have argued that Los Angeles is making it impossible for smaller-market teams to compete.

The Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to a $700 million deal last offseason, among other big-ticket moves. They won the 2024 World Series. Since winning the World Series, the Dodgers landed two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell and high-ceiling Japanese import Roki Sasaki,