2019 MLB season: National League West preview
By David Hill
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the National League West every year since 2013. Will they win another divisional title when the 2019 MLB season is over?
Over the years, the National League West has been the playground of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They have won the division every year since 2013, a run of success that is presently unmatched in the majors. Other teams have occasionally pushed Los Angeles for the title, but over the past six years, the results have been the same.
Perhaps that will change at the end of the 2019 MLB season. Perhaps this will be the year that another team steps up, and claims the division from the Dodgers. After all, Los Angeles did not really add much this offseason, and did lose Yasiel Puig, Alex Wood, and Yasmani Grandal, amongst others. The problem is, even those teams that did make moves this offseason may not have enough.
The Dodgers have a thin margin for error based on last season. The Rockies were only a game back at the end of 2018, and are hoping to take a step forward this year. San Diego added Manny Machado, the second consecutive offseason that they made a splash in free agency. Arizona may have lost Patrick Corbin and traded Paul Goldschmidt, but they still feel they can contend. The division may not be a foregone conclusion.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have six consecutive division titles. Will they add a seventh when the 2019 MLB season comes to an end?