In an overly-legislated league expressly designed to limit the ambition of its biggest teams, the LA Galaxy has always dealt in the realm of dreams. The club of David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane and Zlatan Ibrahimovic has won more titles, signed more stars and pushed more boundaries than any other organization over the course of MLS history. More than any other club in the league, LA imagines amazing things — “cosas chingonas,” to quote a certain Mexican striker. And more than any other club in the league, LA turns their big dreams into reality.



Over the last couple of weeks, LA imagined — and achieved — yet another amazing thing. The Galaxy announced on Tuesday that the club has signed Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, the aforementioned Mexican striker and the new biggest star in MLS. It’s hard to overstate how important he could end up being for the club. The 31-year-old is a bigger acquisition than...