If effort could be measured in straight dollars and cents, no baseball team in the last quarter century has tried harder to defend a World Series championship than the Los Angeles Dodgers.
It has been 25 years since a team has won back-to-back titles. But in an effort to end that drought, the reigning champions have already committed $445.5 million in guaranteed dollars this winter. That’s more than the $370.5 million spent by the previous four World Series winners combined.
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By moving aggressively on big-league free agents and contract extensions — a flurry of activity that has raised consternation throughout the sport — the Dodgers have operated as if their season
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