NL West Preview: Dodgers are the team to beat, D-Backs look to surprise again

There’s plenty to be excited about when it comes to the next division in the Baseball Bar-B-Cast preview series, as we take a trip out to the NL West.Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman talk about the division that produced the shocking 2023 National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks and whether they can repeat their surprising success in 2024. However, they’ll have to find a way to deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who went on a billion dollar spending spree this offseason, most notably adding Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as they look to get back to World Series glory.The guys also discuss if the projections for the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants are fair, as well as if the Colorado Rockies can find a way to have some success despite being in one of the tougher divisions in the game.02:03 Colorado Rockies12:45 San Diego Padres 25:38 San Francisco Giants39:29 Arizona Diamondbacks47:13 Los Angeles Dodgers[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2024 MLB season]Follow the show on X at @CespedesBBQFollow Jake @Jake_MintzFollow Jordan @J_Shusterman_🖥️ Watch this full episode on YouTubeCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.