Bryce Harper: Only ‘losers’ complain about the Dodgers

Bryce Harper: Only ‘losers’ complain about the Dodgers

This weekend featured a three-game set between arguably the two best teams in the National League in the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were the last unbeaten team in MLB entering Friday.

Despite a near-blown save from Jordan Romano, the Phillies bested the Dodgers to hand them their first loss 3-2. We are still very early in the 2025 season, but the two offseasons from both teams were polar opposites.

The typically-aggressive Dave Dombrowski wasn’t that aggressive, while the reigning champs continued to add to an already-loaded roster.

Ahead of Friday’s series-opener, Phillies Bryce Harper had some harsh words for critics hammering the Dodgers for their offseason splurge.

“I don’t know if people will like this, but I feel like only losers complain about what they’re doing,” Harper told reporters, according to Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki. “I think they’re a great team. They’re a great organization.”

Bryce Harper, on how Dodgers spend money and acquire talent, including their pipeline to Japanese stars: “I don’t know if people will like this, but I feel like only losers complain about what they’re doing. I think they’re a great team. They’re a great organization.”

— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) April 4, 2025

While teams would occasionally give deferred money to certain players, the Dodgers have popularized it each of the last couple of offseason, handing out over $1 billion in deferred payments for the next two-plus decades.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner admits it’s ‘difficult’ to compete with Dodgers’ spending

Multiple individuals–including Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and Rockies owner Dick Monfort–spoke about the Dodgers’ incessant spending. In reality, they spent around market value for their free agents. They shouldn’t be blamed for other teams’ wrongdoings, even though they are clearly the most talented team in MLB.

They are off to a magnificent start, even though the World Series isn’t won in the offseason. Los Angeles is more than aware of that, further equipping a championship-winning team.

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