At some point, when the laughing and clinking of glasses ends, somebody's going to bring a bill to the table. Sam Miller of Baseball Prospectus tweeted this: The Dodgers have $80 million in payroll committed for the 2018 season.
There might be a reason why the Los Angeles Angels have reportedly gotten involved in trying to sign free agent pitcher Hiroki Kuroda. Previously, teams have been under the impression that Kuroda would either re-sign with the New York Yankees or return to his native Japan to finish his career.
The reaction to the Dodgers' three-year, $22.5 million deal with reliever Brandon League seems to be tepid, at best. Grantland.com's Jonah Keri tweeted in response to the move, "Burning piles of cash is the new market inefficiency.
Next season could be a lucrative one for the Dodgers’ new owners, with home interleague series against the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, according to the team’s tentative schedule released Wednesday.
