30 MLB Teams in 30 Posts - 2022 Edition: #16

Welcome back to the next post in my 30 MLB Teams in 30 Posts countdown (plus the contest - see the bottom of the post for details on that).

#16:  Los Angeles Dodgers (Previous Rankings - 2019, 2020: #23, 18)

The Dodgers are one of the more interesting teams on my countdown in that they started off in the bottom ten and have now worked their way up to the middle of the rankings.  I'm not even exactly sure why - I guess I respect that the Dodgers keep trying to win and I do happen to like a lot of their players...plus they play late at night so I rarely actually see them play and therefore I haven't developed any unfair hatred for their team, players, stadium, etc.  

I think the Dodgers have also gotten a bump in my ratings lately because there are still a number of active Dodger bloggers / traders out there.  It always helps to have people to trade with - and team collectors are some of my favorites to trade with simply because of the ease-of-trade:  "here's a bunch of your favorite team, enjoy"!  

Finally, it's worth mentioning that Dodger Stadium is one of the current MLB stadiums that I'd to visit that I haven't yet had the chance to see in person (others on that list include the Diamondbacks, the Rockies, the Red Sox, and the Rangers).  I guess I need to plan a baseball trip out west sometime soon!

My 2022 MLB Rankings (so far):

#30:  St. Louis Cardinals

#29:  New York Yankees

#28:  Boston Red Sox

#27:  Washington Nationals

#26:  San Francisco Giants

#25:  Chicago Cubs

#24:  Milwaukee Brewers

#23:  Miami Marlins

#22:  Atlanta Braves

#21:  Texas Rangers

#20:  Arizona Diamondbacks

#19:  Philadelphia Phillies

#18:  New York Mets

#17:  Baltimore Orioles

#16:  Los Angeles Dodgers

#15:  ??

Contest entries to date (see here for details):

Brett Alan 18

Fuji 20

John Sharp 17

Crocodile 17

bbcardz 16

Matt 14

hiflew 14

The Lost Collector 13

Night Owl 6

Mike Matson 5

Wilson 3

Nick Vossbrink 3

Jafronius 2

Adam Kaningher 2

Alan Deakins 2

madding 1

Wrigley Wax 1

Up next, a team with perhaps as much star power as any team in baseball and yet they can't ever seem to quite put things together correctly, at least not lately!