Lessons the Angels can learn from the League Championship Series teams

Los Angeles Dodgers: spend money...to round out your roster

Yes, the Dodgers are paying Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and many more exorbitant amounts of money, and Arte Moreno is not going to spend like that ever again. However, if Moreno stays true to his word and increases spending, they could narrow the gap between the Angels and the team across the Freeway next year.

The Dodgers did not back down from complimenting their superstars, because they know that roster depth is what carries teams in the second half of seasons. They rounded out their team by ponying up the cash to bring in key contributors like Kiké Hernández, Jack Flaherty, Ryan Brasier, Evan Phillips, Tommy Edman, and Michael Kopech.

Yes, a lot of that was made possible by Ohtani's deferred payments. Never mind that, the point still stands. Pay what it takes to acquire high level role players, and they can carry you come September and October.