Dodgers' Dave Roberts Highlights Biggest Concern With Offense Early in Season

Coming into the 2026 MLB season, the Los Angeles Dodgers were seen as far and away the best team in baseball — and rightfully so. Even through the first few games, Los Angeles has looked good, but the team has won games without the offense doing much.

So far, the Dodgers as a collective own a batting average of .237, which isn't going to get the job done over the course of the long regular season. Los Angeles has won four of six games to open the year, but this trend will need to be broken soon.

There isn't too much worry from the players or coaches right now. However, manager Dave Roberts did make it a point to highlight one potential issue that he has with the offensive production.

"The amount of strikeouts is a little concerning, and we’re striking out at quite a clip, but I think it’ll level out,” Roberts said. “Right now, it just seems like a lot of guys are in between.”

This team has a collection of very talented players on the roster, and even if they are in a slump to open the year, things should turn around. But the stars on the team have started slowly, which is a little surprising.

Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is hitting just .167 with zero home runs and zero runs batted in over the first few games. This is very unlike the four-time MVP, and it's attributed to the team struggling as a whole.

Freddie Freeman is hitting .208 with one home run and three runs batted in. Mookie Betts is hitting .136 with one home run and five runs batted in.

Even new addition Kyle Tucker has struggled to open his Dodgers tenure. Tucker is batting .174 with zero home runs and two runs batted in.

Key Dodgers players through 6 games:

Shohei Ohtani: .167 AVG, .590 OPS
Kyle Tucker: .174 AVG, .457 OPS
Mookie Betts: .136 AVG, .558 OPS
Freddie Freeman: .208 AVG, .615 OPS
Will Smith: .200 AVG, .700 OPS
Teoscar Hernández: .238 AVG, .476 OPS

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Overall, the top four players on this roster are in a drought to open the year, but the team has found other ways to win games. This speaks to the pure talent and experience that the group has within, and once they start actually hitting, it could be scary for the rest of baseball.

Los Angeles begins its first road trip of the new season, taking on the Washington Nationals this weekend before heading to Toronto to face the Blue Jays in a World Series rematch. Maybe going out on the road and having a chance to hit first will help the overall hitting from the Dodgers — but something will need to click soon.