Dodgers are proving they don't need power as they steamroll through spring training

Spring training games mean nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it certainly feels auspicious that the Dodgers are 4-0 in Cactus League play. And not only that — they've also outscored their opponents 34-6.

It started with an absolute rout of the little brother Angels in the opener (15-2), which turned into a win over the hated rival Padres (5-1), then shutting out the Mariners (3-0), then another double-digits victory over the Guardians (11-3) on Tuesday.

No one's playing their best baseball or putting the full force of their rosters on the field in Arizona, but if this is at all a preview of what we'll be getting in the regular season ... 100+ wins doesn't feel unrealistic. Remember: the Dodgers went 8-0 to start their season last year.

And what's perhaps most curious of all is that the Dodgers have yet to hit a single home run through those first four games. They're one of only two teams (along with the Athletics, who are 0-4) who haven't, but they're still cutting through every competitor and making it look easy.

Dodgers' lack of power in spring training is nothing to be concerned about when they just keep winning

The Dodgers have long prioritized power over anything else — that's how you get a lineup that hit the second-most home runs in baseball (the most in the NL) in 2025, but also looked completely exposed during most of the postseason, when hitting disappeared and the lineup had to depend on the rotation to keep opponents to three or fewer runs with every start.

The team we've seen so far has simplified things. On Tuesday, three of their runs came off of sacrifice flies. They're loading the bases, which has always been easy enough for the Dodgers, but they're also turning them into runs — historically a frustrating proposition for LA.

Again, baseball fans know that it would be silly to put too much stock into spring games, but this is certainly something that fans would like to see more of in 2026. Homers are fun, but we shouldn't have a repeat of last year's postseason.

Easy singles, doubles into the gap, sac flies ... just keep the carousel going, make pitchers face superstar after superstar while the rotation filled with Cy Young winners and candidates holds things down on the other end. Sounds like a pretty good plan to us.