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The free agent class of relief pitchers could provide some help for the Dodgers. The best relief candidate, the other Will Smith, has already signed with the Braves for 3 years and $39M. Soon after the Braves followed that up by signing Chris Martin (not from Coldplay) for 2 years and $14M. There aren’t many […] More
According to Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com, a member of the Kansas City Royals beat, the Dodgers have longed been viewed as the front-runner for an acquisition of left-handed pitcher Jake Diekman. Dodgers appeared to be the frontrunner from the start. Diekman still on the Phillies’ and Nationals’ radar as well, per source. https://t.co/UE6uF3Ih0b — Jeffrey […] More
The Dodgers are among the teams showing interest in acquiring 32-year-old left-hander Jake Diekman from the Kansas City Royals, according to Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com. A left-hander for the bullpen is the Dodgers’ biggest need heading into the July 31 trade deadline and Diekman is a total Andrew Friedman target. Diekman has been having a […] More
With the trade deadline now three weeks away, the Dodgers’ front office will spend most of their time looking to upgrade the best team in baseball. Their biggest and arguably only real need is a left-handed reliever but the options might be limited. The top names like Sean Doolittle, Brad Hand and Felipe Vazquez might […] More
This is the second part of my look at possible trade targets. The focus is on teams that should be deadline sellers and the first article is here. To be completely transparent, I am writing this after the bullpen disaster in Tampa Bay. The bullpen has 8 blown saves and 10 losses as of this […] More
