
In the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs are hoping to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls, while in Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping to win their second straight World Series.
We’ve seen back-to-back World Series champions before, as well as winners of three straight, four straight, and five straight. But in the storied history of the Dodgers, which includes eight World Series titles, they have never won two World Series in a row.
The Dodgers pitchers and catchers report to spring training on February 11, and they play their first Cactus League game on February 22nd. And as we get ready for the 142nd season of Dodgers baseball, they are the favorites to win another World Series, paying +310.
Pitching Additions
Much has been written about L.A. landing the prize of the international market, Japanese starting pitcher Roki Sasaki. He is the betting favorite to win National League Rookie of the Year (+225), and if he does become the 19th Dodger to win the award, MLB’s Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) would give L.A. a bonus draft pick at the end of the first round of the 2026 Draft.
Not only is Sasaki expected to be a great starter for the Dodgers this season, he can add another great prospect for the future with a little bit of hardware. The PPI would also award a pick if Sasaki finishes top three in Cy Young voting.
He will have plenty of competition in the Cy Young race, and some of it will come from his own team. Along with adding Sasaki this offseason, the Dodgers signed 2023 National League Cy Young winner Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract.
Snell is paying +1000 to win his third Cy Young (he won the American League award in 2018 with the Tampa Bay Rays) and at 32-years-old, he becomes the dean of the Dodgers starting rotation. Along with Snell and the 23-year-old Sasaki, Tyler Glasnow is 31, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is 26, and 30-year-old three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will once again be a two-way player now that his elbow has healed.
Ohtani is paying a league-best +200 to win his fourth MVP and second with the Dodgers.
Other Big Money Spending
If you don’t like the Dodgers, chances are you don’t like the other big money contracts they handed out this offseason. A four-year, $72 million contract was given to relief pitcher Tanner Scott, which not only bolsters their own bullpen, but erodes the bullpen of their closest division competitor.
Scott pitched for the San Diego Padres the last half of the 2024 season after being traded to San Diego from the Miami Marlins. When the Padres hooked up against the Dodgers in the playoffs last year, Scott struck out Ohtani four times. Now they are teammates.
A year ago, Teoscar Hernandez signed a one-year contract with the Dodgers. Not only did that move pay off with a World Series ring, he now has a new three-year, $66 million contract to keep him in L.A. Another $17 million was given to another corner outfielder, Michael Conforto, after he spent the last two years with the San Francisco Giants.
With Hernandez and Conforto covering left field and right field, Mookie Betts is moving back to shortstop for 2025. The former American League MVP is +1200 to add a National League MVP to his resume.
Gavin Lux was slated to be the Dodgers second baseman, but he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds after the Dodgers signed Korean Hyeseong Kim. Kim is a four-time KBO Golden Glove Award winner (one at shortstop and three at second base) and his contract is for three years and $12.5 million guaranteed.

With over 25 years of experience as a distinguished sports writer for renowned platforms such as Fox Sports and ESPN, Kyle Garlett is a sports betting specialist who has been at the forefront of documenting the global surge in sports betting and online gaming. Based in Denver, Colorado, Kyle hosts an NFL betting YouTube show and podcast. Kyle also has two sports books published by HarperCollins.
Kyle graduated the Azusa Pacific University in 1996 with a B.A. Degree in Communication and Journalism.