In his unique interview with the California Post this week, Dodgers proprietor Mark Walter came armed with an alliterative saying.

“You’ve heard about the three strikes. But what about the 3 Ps?” the billionaire businessman quipped. “Our people, our passion and our practice.”

When it comes to the future of the franchise, that’s what he cited as the Dodgers’ guiding gentle.

In his chat with the Post this week, Walter tried to quash hypothesis about probably promoting the staff (saying he would stay proprietor “no matter what”) and drew a distinction between the Dodgers and the Lakers (a membership he finally did promote this summer season, amid a federal investigation into his enterprise empire, after receiving a staggering supply in a cellphone call from enterprise capitalist Josh Kushner).

However, these aren’t the only questions he faces as Major League Baseball enters an unsure offseason.

This winter could symbolize a profound interval of change for both the Dodgers and the sport.

Shohei Ohtani receives his World Series ring from Mark Walter at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, March 27, 2026. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

For the former, an growing old roster wants to be retooled after a failed bid for a third-straight World Series title. For the latter, a fraught labor negotiation is threatening an prolonged work stoppage, as homeowners and gamers struggle over the league’s push for a wage cap.

Both dynamics could mark an inflection level for Walter’s baseball membership. 

After a decade-and-a-half-long run of unprecedented success, the Dodgers are now making an attempt to resurrect their dynasty after this yr’s sweep to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series.

And, after elevating their already gaudy payroll totals to record-setting ranges over the last couple seasons, they might face stricter spending guidelines as they start turning over the league’s oldest roster.

So, how does Walter –– who declined to state his stance on the wage cap situation –– really feel about the staff’s capacity to stay an annual, authentic championship contender?

“I think on any playing field, we’ll still be among the elite teams,” he said, while harkening back to his three Ps motto.

“I think our people and our passion and our practice really does matter,” he insisted.

Dodgers proprietor Mark Walter walks onto the area during a retirement ceremony for Vin Scully at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. Getty Images

That doesn’t imply the Dodgers are going to cease spending, either this winter (when Tarik Skubal will be the high free agent on the market) or beyond (when they’ll have to navigate the back finish of long-term offers for steadily growing old stars like Mookie Betts, Will Smith and even Shohei Ohtani). 

Walter said his Guggenheim group’s monetary dedication “will be just like it has been in the past.”

On a number of events, he referenced his imaginative and prescient for at least another decade of dominance under his possession.

“We’re just trying to win consistently,” he said. “And do so for not just next season, but for the next decade and decades beyond that.”

However, both Walter and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman –– who joined the staff’s chairman in this week’s interview with The Post –– referred to other methods the Dodgers will have to adapt amid the sport’s ever-changing panorama.

They pointed to a crop of promising younger prospects they hope to further combine into the majors leagues next season. They highlighted the significance of sustaining a robust participant growth pipeline and highly-ranked farm system.

“Everything in the current system is designed for us to have a bottom-three farm system in baseball,” Friedman said, citing the draft decide penalties and restricted signing bonus swimming pools the Dodgers have incurred from their heavy roster spending in current years. “[And instead], we’re top two.”

That, Friedman argued, “speaks to the people we have.”

“From our perspective, whatever the rules are, we don’t decide them, but we will do everything in our power to achieve the most success that we possibly can within those rules,” he added. “And I think, clearly, our spending in the last few years has been aggressive and also very fruitful in a lot of methods, but I think it diminishes a little bit from the nice work by so many folks on the scouting, player-development facet, our baseball operations group, our coaches with the onboarding. 

Los Angeles Dodgers President and Owner Mark Walter speaks at the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala on June 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. Getty Images for Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

“Just for us to have the farm system that we have, I think is something that gives all of us confidence in our ability to work together within whatever rules exist to be as good as we can possibly be.”

In the quick time period, that could sign something of a youth motion.

Walter particularly praised the performances of current big-league breakthroughs such as All-Star heart fielder Andy Pages, slugging catcher Dalton Rushing and rookie sensation Josue De Paula. He famous how “we have a wealth of talent coming up behind them, too.” 

“One area we’re focused on is integrating our best young players into the major league team,” he said, before later including: “It’s not just spending. Our farm system is pretty strong, and that and our player development are really big things for us.”

Friedman acknowledged the difficulties that still lie forward for the membership, describing the want to steadiness their costly core of present veteran gamers with an infusion of youthful expertise as “way more art than science” –– particularly given the uncertainties of what a new CBA will deliver.

“We know the backside of these [long-term] deals oftentimes can be challenging,” he said. “So now the tricky part … is incorporating these young talented players onto our roster with our core, that we feel like will help contribute to us maintaining a very high level of play.”

One factor Friedman expressed confidence in was that, even amid the ongoing federal investigation into Walter’s non-sports companies, the proprietor would proceed to green-light larger expenditures when the entrance workplace believes they are warranted.

Los Angeles Dodgers chairman Mark Walter speaks during a press convention at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. MediaNews Group via Getty Images

“The financial backing has always been there,” Friedman said. “But Mark also follows it up with a thoughtful question of, ‘What does this mean for the future?’ And I think all of us being in lockstep on that has contributed to the success we’ve had looking back, and I think keeps us well-positioned for future success.”

Exactly what that will look like, either this winter or in the future, is still unknown.

But, after reaffirming his dedication to the membership, Walter was adamant about his perception in the group’s capacity to maintain what they have already constructed.

“We’re going to be winning for 10 years or more,” he declared. “And, you know, we don’t win every year, but we’re going to try to.”