The World Series champions look set to repeat. Our writers run down the contenders and the best players to watch in the coming season The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are the team to beat in MLB this season. Photograph: Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports One bold prediction … "Dog, if there were slightly larger bases, I would be all over MLB!", said no young would-be baseball fan, ever, at any time. Yet that's just one of a series of experiments set to take place in baseball's minor leagues as MLB brass continue their neverending search for fans under 50. Expect an announcement scrapping the obsolete 90 feet between bases in time for the 2022 season: the distance was never really right anyway. DL Trevor Bauer won't play out the season in Los Angeles. The 2020 Cy Young winner signed a three-year contract with the Dodgers and then immediately got into his usual trolling, this time adding throwing pitches with one-eye open (including one that hit a batter during spring training). If his production drops for some mysterious reason, don't be surprised if the Dodgers look into trading him. HF The Rays' Randy Arozarena will be an MVP candidate – and he'll be the AL...