Edwin Díaz and the Dodgers’ New Hobby: Collecting Stars Like Pokémon

The Dodgers just did it again.
Edwin Díaz — the top closer in the game — now wears Dodger blue.

Of course he does.

Because the Dodgers don’t build bullpens.
They construct superweapons.

Last year’s pen didn’t “struggle.”
It melted down like clockwork.

So L.A. did what L.A. does:
Saw a problem.
Threw a Lamborghini at it.

And the rest of baseball?
Cue the annual whining:

“This is unfair.”
“How can anyone compete with that payroll?”
“Competitive balance!”

Every winter, half the league behaves like they’re running a garage sale.
The Dodgers behave like they’re running Apple.

One invests.
One complains.

The truth everyone pretends not to know:

The Dodgers aren’t ruining baseball —
they’re exposing who’s not even trying.

So yes, Edwin Díaz to L.A. is absurd.
Yes, October got a little more inevitable.
But if you’re shocked?

You haven’t been paying attention.

They didn’t break baseball.
They mastered it.

John Boxley
High N Tight