NL West

At a cursory glance, the final Blue Crew and Bay Bombers showdown of the 2015 season seems somewhat uninspiring. The Los Angeles Dodgers, crowned NL West division champs on Tuesday, shut down their California rivals' flirtation with postseason possibilities in the process.

With one team celebrating and the other standing in the rain, there certainly couldn't be any reason to tune in—or could there be?

Before we inject some Debbie Downer realism into the Los Angeles Dodgers' champagne-soaked celebration, let's pause to appreciate what they've accomplished.

For the third consecutive season, the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the National League West by virtue of Tuesday's 8-0 victory over the archrival San Francisco Giants.

Despite the amount of success the Dodgers organization has enjoyed over the years in both Los Angeles and Brooklyn, this marks the first time it has won three straight division titles. 

The 2015 season is a lost cause for the San Diego Padres, and they received more unfortunate news Tuesday when Matt Kemp was forced to leave the game against the Milwaukee Brewers with an injury.

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An already frustrating season in San Diego took another hit earlier this month when Major League Baseball fined the San Diego Padres an undisclosed amount for holding an illegal international workout this summer, according to Bleacher Report sources.

Kim Ng, MLB senior vice president, declined to comment when reached Monday. Padres president Mike Dee also declined to comment, saying he considers it a "closed matter."

Incomparable. You've probably heard that word thrown around in connection with Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw, the dynamic duo that's poised to pitch the Los Angeles Dodgers into October.

Certainly, the likes of Greinke and Kershaw don't come around often, and even less frequently do such immense talents occupy the same rotation.

But there is a comparison for the Dodgers' two-headed mound monster, if an imperfect one.

Zack Greinke is in the midst of his best season, but the Los Angeles Dodgers star finds himself on the mend with an injured calf. 

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Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has been one of the few bright spots for the team during a disappointing 2015 campaign, but the season hit another low point when the star left Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with an injury.

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Corey Seager didn't play an inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers until Sept. 3, when he made his big league debut. Still, the lanky 21-year-old could be one of the most essential Dodgers of 2015.

No pressure, kid.

The Los Angeles Dodgers appeared to bolster an already-formidable starting rotation at the trade deadline when they added Mat Latos from the Miami Marlins, but the right-handed pitcher is no longer with the major league team.