Dodgers Have Much to Contemplate During Long Winter

Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger jogs back to the dugout after flying out during the eighth inning in Game 4 of a baseball NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres, in San Diego, on Oct. 15, 2022. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—After all their gaudy statistics during the regular season—111 wins, Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner powering the offense—the Los Angeles Dodgers appeared on their way to fulfilling manager Dave Roberts’ spring prediction of another World Series victory.

Not so fast.