Dodgers News: NL West Rival Pitcher Isn't Happy With L.A's Recent Spending Spree
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the winners of the 2023-24 offseason. They captured the winter's big prize (Shohei Ohtani), then bolstered their pitching staff with not one (Yoshinobu Yamamoto) but two (Tyler Glasnow) potential top-of-the-rotation starters.
Now, they'll look for that same success throughout the upcoming regular season. Because of the moves, the Dodgers will have a target on their back as big as the state of Texas.
While Dodger fans are pleased with the offseason spending spree, opposing fans and players aren't standing and cheering their success. That's how things will be for the team and their fans from here on out.
Even current players have begun to voice their discontent with the Dodgers' dominance of the transactions wire. One prominent veteran who addressed it in recent weeks: San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish.
Darvish spoke on Japanese radio and voiced his dissatisfaction with the Padres missing out on both Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Both players landed with the Dodgers in free agency, which wasn't something Darvish enjoyed.
When I extended my contract, I checked with GM (A.J.) Preller to see if my contract would hinder the acquisition of Ohtani or Yamamoto. I'm sad that the Padres didn't take any action to acquire these two players and went to the Dodgers. But I'll do my best with (Yuki) Matsui. If Sasaki goes to the Dodgers, he'll cry and throw the ball. It's time for everyone to become Padres fans.
(Per Yu Darvish)
Darvish, a fellow Japanese player, expressed his desire to play with Ohtani and Yamamoto. Unfortunately for him and the Padres, they went on to sign lengthy contracts in Los Angeles.
Darvish is speaking for all Padres fans in his recent appearance, and you can't blame them. The Dodgers have had significant success in the past decade; however, it's not enough for the organization and its fans. L.A. is looking to win for many years to come, and they've assembled the team to do so.
