The Los Angeles Dodgers, on the evening of Feb. 4, 2020, flipped the script and started acting like the mighty and powerful Dodgers once again.

They landed one of the greatest players from the Boston Red Sox in former MVP Mookie Betts, grabbed former Cy Young winner David Price and assumed a boatload of money.

Let the Red Sox worry about the luxury tax.

The Dodgers aren’t sweating it.

You’ll almost certainly see the Dodgers win at least 100 games this year, their eighth consecutive NL West title and reach the World Series for the third time in four years.

This time, they may be winning it, ending their 32-year drought.

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The Dodgers, tired of simply winning division titles, delivered in a mighty way.

They now have Betts, the right-handed bat they desperately needed, to make them the most powerful lineup in the National League. He’ll be a lethal force surrounded by reigning MVP Cody Bellinger, Justin Turner and Max Muncy, not to mention Corey Seager, Will Smith and Gavin Lux.

They also have the best rotation in the NL with Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw, Price, Julio Urias, Alex Wood and Dustin May.

The Dodgers, who have resisted trading their best prospects in recent years, passing on the likes of Cole Hamels and Justin Verlander at the July 31 trade deadline, now are going for the gusto. The only prospect they surrendered was outfielder Alex Verdugo, sending him to the Red Sox, while trading veteran Kenta Maeda, who the team has just been using as a swingman

It was a steal for the Dodgers, really costing them little more than money.

It’s Showtime at Chavez Ravine.

Betts has the charisma, the personality, and, oh, that sensational talent. He’s a four-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner

The Red Sox saw it first-hand for the past five years, and wanted to keep Betts, but he was adamant about testing the free-agent market. Now it will be up to the Dodgers to keep him.

No sweat.

The Dodgers, who tried to sign Gerrit Cole this winter before he went to the New York Yankees for $324 million, badly needed to make some noise this offseason after another disappointing postseason ending in 2019.

They were in serious talks with the Cleveland Indians for shortstop Francisco Lindor much of the winter, but refused to give up their top prospects.

When those talks died down, they went full throttle on Betts, finally landing their man in the middle of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.

In time, the storyline may turn to whether the Dodgers plan to visit the White House – depending on who’s in office.

That is, of course, is a debate for another day.

For now, the Dodgers are back to being the kings of the National League, at least on paper.

See you in October.