The Los Angeles Dodgers' first game against the San Diego Padres is not until May 18. Through Monday, the two teams are separated by half a game in the National League West standings. A lot can happen between now and then. The gap between them might be small in reality , and a long season might barely be getting started. Still, the industry perception is that the Dodgers are the better team — and not by a little. As part of his periodic check-in with anonymous executives around the sport, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand revealed a consensus has formed around the Dodgers as the best team in the NL West. Despite the Padres' 19-9 start, all 17 executives who responded to Feinsand's survey picked the Dodgers as the best team in the division. "If you can find something new to say about them," one quoted executive said about the Dodgers, "you’re better at this than I am.” “Do we really need to ask this question?” asked another.…