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    NL West preview: Can anyone stop the Dodgers from winning the division?

    by Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times Apr 06, 2022 6 minutes
    The Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman rounds second base against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Glendale, Arizona.

    PHOENIX — The question, tinged with incredulity, surfaced in every corner of the Major League Baseball universe last month once the Dodgers reinforced a stacked lineup with Freddie Freeman: How many games will those plucky Dodgers win in 2022?

    The consensus is somewhere in the triple digits. A National League West title is viewed as a formality. The other four teams, going by the prognostications, are playing for second place behind the club with the highest payroll in the majors.

    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts began spring training with measured public thoughts on his team's chances. He noted they still have to play the games. Then, on March 24, he dumped the modesty and guaranteed the Dodgers will win the World Series on a national radio show. Hours later, he doubled down on his bluster to reporters.

    On Thursday, Roberts emphasized the difficulty to overcome each day, each opponent's best punch. The Dodgers aren't the defending World Series champions, but they're the Dodgers and the Dodgers in 2022 are a villain.

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