MLB Analyst Snubs Dodgers From Top 5 World Series Contenders List
We are officially into June, as the MLB season is flying by. Now that we're more than two months into the season, we have a pretty good sense of who the real contenders are, and who's looking like a bottom-of-the-standings team.
Of course, there are always outliers. The 2019 Nationals were looking dead in the water in June, and ended up going all the way. But for the most part, the contenders have separated themselves from the rest of the pack.
The Dodgers are one of those teams at the top of the pack, currently sitting tied for the best-record in the National League with the Arizona Diamondbacks. They've shown the makings of a serious contender, however, over at the MLB Network, former player and current analyst Mark DeRosa doesn't exactly think so.
DeRosa made a list of the top five World Series contenders entering June, and somehow left the Dodgers off his list.
Mark DeRosa's List:
1. Braves
2. Rays
3. Astros
4. Rangers
5. Padres
I would understand the Dodgers not being in the top spot, and I'd even understand them not being at two or three. But leaving them out of the entire top five is pretty ludicrous, especially considering the Dodgers have won series against both National League teams ahead of them on that list this season.
The Dodgers went to Atlanta, starting two rookie pitchers, and won two out of three games. And earlier in May, they went 5-1 against the Padres, including a series sweep at Dodger Stadium.
The Rays are the only team on that list that has won a series against the Dodgers this year, and LA still one the first of three in Tampa Bay.
Whatever the case, this list is pretty disrespectful to the Dodgers, especially putting the 26-30 Padres ahead of them in the five spot. But analysts usually like to disrespect the Dodgers, so it'll be up to the Boys in Blue to prove them wrong.
