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Official 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers Thread : Game 4
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Rockabilly Zombie
formerly sithlord22
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#powermoves 
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right handed Danny Duffy
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Thor is a Dodger.
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we finally sign someone
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About time 
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Ohtani who? 
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Thank you Cody. Hope you fix your swing and get it together in Chicago.
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LOL
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Dylan acting like we don’t have Mookie, Freddie, Willie, and Urias on the team anymore. Plus 3 WC get in now 
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Bring him home
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Thor is a solid 15 game winner. Good pickup
Who’s our shortstop though?
Who’s our shortstop though?
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Lux. Muncy at 2nd. Vargas/CT3 3B. Maybe Outman in OF to see if he’s ready. We definitely need a couple more bats though. Still need a CF to replace Belli’s glove
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Lux. Muncy at 2nd. Vargas/CT3 3B. Maybe Outman in OF to see if he’s ready. We definitely need a couple more bats though. Still need a CF to replace Belli’s glove
Trayce?
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Rosenthal: What I’m hearing about the Dodgers and Dansby Swanson
A path exists for the Dodgers to sign free-agent shortstop Dansby Swanson. Not an obvious path. Not an especially likely path. But the Dodgers could significantly alter their up-the-middle defense if they add Swanson and complete their efforts to trade for a young center fielder.
The Dodgers, fearing they might owe tens of millions in salary and luxury-tax penalties if an arbitrator reduces or overturns Trevor Bauer’s two-year suspension, are proceeding with caution this offseason. They are not unwilling to spend amid the Bauer uncertainty, as evidenced by their addition of Freddie Freeman last March and recent bid for Justin Verlander. But club officials view the roster as deep enough for them to pursue free agents in their usual manner — at their price.
Swanson, entering his age 29 season, hardly figures to be a bargain at the current market rates for shortstops. Some with the Dodgers view Gavin Lux as a potential above-average defender at the position. Some rival executives, however, are skeptical the Dodgers will commit to Lux, a left-handed hitter who recently turned 25.
Perhaps the Dodgers will become a serious suitor for Swanson if the Cubs, Red Sox and Twins won’t pay him what he wants, and if he prefers to join a team more likely to be competitive. But in that scenario, Swanson might prefer to return to his previous club, the Braves.
Shortstop is Lux’s natural position. He made 50 starts at short in 2021 after Corey Seager fractured his right hand. Still, one rival executive asks a series of questions that might give the Dodgers pause:
Won’t the team at least need a platoon partner for Lux at short? (Lux in 230 career plate appearances against lefties has batted only .214 with a .587 OPS) Who would be the backups? (The leading internal alternatives are Chris Taylor, 32, and slick-fielding Jacob Amaya, 24) What happens if Lux flops? (The top free-agent shortstops next offseason are Miguel Rojas and Amed Rosario).
The Dodgers are keenly aware they lack a safety net for Lux. But between July 2020 and March 2022, they signed Mookie Betts, Bauer and Freeman to deals worth a combined $629 million. They’ve carried the sport’s highest luxury-tax payroll the past two seasons. And while they currently are about $32 million under the lowest threshold, the signing of Swanson and any payment they make on Bauer might put them over again.
Obviously, the Dodgers want to compete, as they repeatedly have demonstrated under the Guggenheim ownership. But if they can compete while mixing in young players and re-setting their luxury-tax penalty rates, it would position them that much better to spend in the future. Their best pitcher, Julio Urías, is eligible for free agency at the end of the season. So is Shohei Ohtani, whom the Dodgers — and other clubs — absolutely covet.
A path exists for the Dodgers to sign free-agent shortstop Dansby Swanson. Not an obvious path. Not an especially likely path. But the Dodgers could significantly alter their up-the-middle defense if they add Swanson and complete their efforts to trade for a young center fielder.
The Dodgers, fearing they might owe tens of millions in salary and luxury-tax penalties if an arbitrator reduces or overturns Trevor Bauer’s two-year suspension, are proceeding with caution this offseason. They are not unwilling to spend amid the Bauer uncertainty, as evidenced by their addition of Freddie Freeman last March and recent bid for Justin Verlander. But club officials view the roster as deep enough for them to pursue free agents in their usual manner — at their price.
Swanson, entering his age 29 season, hardly figures to be a bargain at the current market rates for shortstops. Some with the Dodgers view Gavin Lux as a potential above-average defender at the position. Some rival executives, however, are skeptical the Dodgers will commit to Lux, a left-handed hitter who recently turned 25.
Perhaps the Dodgers will become a serious suitor for Swanson if the Cubs, Red Sox and Twins won’t pay him what he wants, and if he prefers to join a team more likely to be competitive. But in that scenario, Swanson might prefer to return to his previous club, the Braves.
Shortstop is Lux’s natural position. He made 50 starts at short in 2021 after Corey Seager fractured his right hand. Still, one rival executive asks a series of questions that might give the Dodgers pause:
Won’t the team at least need a platoon partner for Lux at short? (Lux in 230 career plate appearances against lefties has batted only .214 with a .587 OPS) Who would be the backups? (The leading internal alternatives are Chris Taylor, 32, and slick-fielding Jacob Amaya, 24) What happens if Lux flops? (The top free-agent shortstops next offseason are Miguel Rojas and Amed Rosario).
The Dodgers are keenly aware they lack a safety net for Lux. But between July 2020 and March 2022, they signed Mookie Betts, Bauer and Freeman to deals worth a combined $629 million. They’ve carried the sport’s highest luxury-tax payroll the past two seasons. And while they currently are about $32 million under the lowest threshold, the signing of Swanson and any payment they make on Bauer might put them over again.
Obviously, the Dodgers want to compete, as they repeatedly have demonstrated under the Guggenheim ownership. But if they can compete while mixing in young players and re-setting their luxury-tax penalty rates, it would position them that much better to spend in the future. Their best pitcher, Julio Urías, is eligible for free agency at the end of the season. So is Shohei Ohtani, whom the Dodgers — and other clubs — absolutely covet.
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Dansby gone.
We rolling with the kids.
Reset the luxury-tax and let's see what happens at the trade deadline.
We rolling with the kids.
Reset the luxury-tax and let's see what happens at the trade deadline.
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If JT doesn’t come byke;
Lux SS
CT3 CF
Vargas 3B?
Crap now we need a 2B
Lux SS
CT3 CF
Vargas 3B?
Crap now we need a 2B
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Ohtani or bust 
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jd to the dodgers
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VinMillerHearn58
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I like the JD move.
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Reality is we are making short deals to reset the market.
No problem IMO.
We have Mookie and Freddie. That's still a lot.
The kids have to step up.
No problem IMO.
We have Mookie and Freddie. That's still a lot.
The kids have to step up.
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don't mind it especially on a 1 year deal.
thank you for your service JT.
thank you for your service JT.
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Seems like JT is gone...
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Love JD as DH, he slaughters lefties.
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