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The Dodgers will reportedly meet with Yamamoto later this week. They certainly aren’t alone in their pursuit of the Japanese ace. He has already met with the Mets, Giants and Yankees, and he is scheduled to meet with the Red Sox in the coming days. Two or three more teams, including the Blue Jays, are expected to meet with him as well, sources told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.
Dec. 10: With Ohtani in the fold, will the Dodgers acquire a frontline starter?
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale wrote earlier this month that the Dodgers are “going for the jugular” this offseason, with their eyes on many of the top names in free agency and the trade market. On Saturday, they landed the best player available, Shohei Ohtani, on a 10-year, $700 million deal.
“Don’t count the Dodgers out on Yamamoto,” Heyman said. “They could do both. They could do Ohtani and Yamamoto.”
The 25-year-old Yamamoto could cost nearly $300 million, so signing him might require a financial commitment from the Dodgers of about $1 billion for the two Japanese stars. However, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, Ohtani’s contract includes what one source called “unprecedented deferrals,” including the majority of his salary. That mitigates the Dodgers’ CBT and cash-flow burdens and gives them financial flexibility.
Besides Yamamoto, who is being pursued by many big-market teams, the Dodgers could make a move for the Rays’ Tyler Glasnow or White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease. The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya (subscription required) reported that Glasnow “emerged as a prominent Dodgers trade target over the last week,” while his sources suggested that talks could pick up now following the Ohtani deal.
Additionally, Ardaya reported that the Dodgers and White Sox have discussed Cease throughout the offseason, as well as this year’s Trade Deadline. Unlike Glasnow, who is entering his final year before free agency, Cease has two years of club control, which will require a larger trade package.
Then there’s a possible trade scenario for the Brewers’ Corbin Burnes, which could also include Brewers shortstop Willy Adames, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal (subscription required). If so, the Dodgers could offer up shortstop Gavin Lux as part of their package to Milwaukee. However, Nightengale reported on Sunday that the Brewers are expected to retain rather than trade Burnes, with Milwaukee still wanting to compete for the NL Central division.
Pivoting from Ohtani to address the starting rotation would be a logical move for the club. The Dodgers’ starting staff includes Bobby Miller, Emmet Sheehan, Ryan Pepiot and Walker Buehler, who is coming off of Tommy John surgery. They will miss Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin for most or all of 2024 due to the same procedure. Clayton Kershaw is a free agent whose status is uncertain following shoulder surgery last month. And Ohtani won’t pitch next year after undergoing his second notable elbow surgery in September.
Dec. 6: Dodgers among bevy of teams interested in Glasnow (report)
The Dodgers are among the many teams to have inquired about the trade availability of Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow. According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, “at least half of the teams” in MLB checked in on Glasnow, including the Dodgers and Braves. The Cubs — who were previously linked to Glasnow — were also among those teams, as were multiple AL East clubs. MLB Network insider Jon Paul Morosi reported Tuesday that the Reds were also vying for Glasnow.
Set to be without Clayton Kershaw (assuming they re-sign him in free agency) for a majority of 2024, the Dodgers have a serious need when it comes to their rotation. With the Rays hoping to shed Glasnow’s $25 million salary for 2024, Los Angeles could be a fitting trade partner for Tampa Bay. According to Topkin, Tampa Bay would also like to deal outfielder Manuel Margot and designated hitter Harold Ramírez.
Dec. 6: Could Dodgers include Lux in trade for Brewers’ Burnes?
The Dodgers’ biggest need this offseason is starting pitching. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal (subscription required), one option on the table for Los Angeles is striking a deal for Brewers ace Corbin Burnes. The Dodgers have been often linked to Burnes in the rumor mill, and Rosenthal writes that a trade with Milwaukee may also include shortstop Willy Adames. Both he and Burnes are slated to be free agents following the 2024 season.
If Adames is in the deal, the Dodgers would have to figure out what to do with Gavin Lux. The former top prospect missed all of this past season due to a major right knee injury, but he is expected to be ready to be the team’s primary shortstop in 2024. However, Rosenthal writes the Dodgers could include Lux in the trade, which would send him back to his home state of Wisconsin and see him move to second base. The Brewers could then shift Brice Turang over to shortstop.
On the first day of the Winter Meetings, the Brewers struck for a pair of moves to bolster their pitching depth, reaching a deal to bring back Wade Miley and also reportedly agreeing to a Major League contract with Joe Ross, who last pitched in the Majors in 2021.
Those deals suggest the team has an eye on contending in 2024, though it’s certainly possible Milwaukee is adding to its rotation depth to make it easier to part with Burnes.
Dec. 4: Roberts says Betts will play second base
Mookie Betts spent almost half his playing time at second base in 2023, a situation born largely out of necessity after the Dodgers, having let shortstop Trea Turner leave in free agency, lost Gavin Lux to a torn ACL in Spring Training and failed to get much out of Chris Taylor, Miguel Rojas or Miguel Vargas early in the season. Even so, in an appearance on MLB Network on Monday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts appeared to confirm the club’s plans to keep Betts at second base for the foreseeable future.
The decision to leave Betts at second is likely one being made with the current free-agent class in mind — the Dodgers’ recent agreement to reunite with Jason Heyward still leaves the club with a potential starting outfield consisting of Heyward, Taylor and James Outman. Help doesn’t appear to be on the way internally, either, with just one of seven outfielders on the Dodgers’ list of top 30 prospects (as ranked by MLB Pipeline) above Double-A.
Should shoring up their shaky outfield alignment take priority in the coming weeks, we do have some idea of where the Dodgers could look first; per Jorge Castillo of the L.A. Times, the club has already been tied to two-time Silver Slugger Teoscar Hernández, who hit .258 with 26 home runs and 93 RBIs in 160 games with the Mariners in 2023.
