Not even a summer swoon can derail the Los Angeles Dodgers' season, as the two-time defending champions entered Aug. 11 owning a 7.5-game lead atop the NL West. Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ superteam is actually great for baseballLos Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker (23) high-fives teammate Tommy Edman | USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectAs argued previously, the Dodgers deserve credit for being willing to spend and exploit baseball’s lack of a salary cap. Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectSo if we limit our search to that first category, then who was baseball’s last true heel? And as for teams, plenty of baseball fans hate the Yankees because they’d been taught to hate the Yankees. But these Dodgers are markedly different than any of the 21st century Yankees teams, largely because they’ve actually managed to finish the job.