Dodgers Spend More on Players Than Rest of MLB’s Final Four Combined

The LCS round showcases a revenue and spending imbalance at the center of the ongoing labor battle. The two-time defending champion Dodgers are back in the National League Championship Series for the eighth time in the last 11 seasons, though they dropped Sunday’s Game 1 to the Brewers. The Dodgers’ $433.1 million luxury tax payroll, however, is not only the highest in the league but is far greater than the combined $360.5 million spending by the other three remaining teams: the Brewers, Guardians, and Rays.