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If the Dodgers could acquire one player at the deadline, who would you prefer?

  1. Machado

    43.5%
  2. Front line starter (degrom, thor, et al)

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  1. irish

    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    imagine if they switched roles
    say utley had hit the ball, and kendrick the slide
    they'd be praising howie for being aggressive
    and chastising chase for not hitting (into) a productive out
    and damn straight
    racist
     
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    If the roles were reversed it would have been a routine double play.
     
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    doyerfan MODERATOR Staff Member Moderator

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    I was barely paying attention this weekend but does anyone have any good source to any Dodgers interest in Abreu? I saw Rosenthal talk about it but it seemed more like a suggestion from him rather than an actual rumor.
     
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    Yeah I heard Ned on the radio saying Bobby Abreu would be a great fit. Will look deeper into it.
     
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    Seems like just a suggestion. Doubt it'll be the last. But ChiSox would probably ask for too much in return. Workable salary, another year of team control..maybe whatever the Twins wanted for Dozier x 2 would be the price. Which Bellinger was reportedly one of the Twins' targets, so have to imagine the ChiSox would want the new top man on the farm Buehler and they'd probably the get the same answer the Twinkies got.
     
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    racist
     
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    Braves release Jose Bautista
    by Connor Byrne | MLB Trade Rumors — 92 minutes ago

    :rubeknows:

    The Braves have released third baseman Jose Bautista, Mark Bowman of MLB.com tweets. In a corresponding move, the club recalled right-hander Lucas Sims from Triple-A to fill its vacant roster spot.

    The Bautista experiment was a short-lived one for Atlanta, which signed the former superstar to a minor league deal on April 18. The move reunited Bautista with Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos, who was the Blue Jays’ GM for some of the slugger’s highly successful tenure in Toronto. Bautista was primarily an outfielder during that period, but the Braves signed him to line up at third – a position he hadn’t played extensively since 2011.

    To the 37-year-old Bautista’s credit, he worked his way to the Braves rather quickly, as they selected his contract on May 4. However, the six-time All-Star was unproductive in his two-plus weeks with the first-place club, hitting .143/.250/.343 with a 30 percent strikeout rate over a small sample of 40 plate appearances. And unsurprisingly, he also drew negative marks (minus-2 Defensive Runs Saved, minus-0.3 Ultimate Zone Rating) in his return to the hot corner, albeit over just 61 innings.

    Although Bautista did display some of his signature power (two home runs, .200 ISO) as a Brave and post a respectable 12.5 percent walk rate, it’s fair to wonder if he’ll ever receive another big league opportunity. Not only has Bautista’s once-great offensive game fallen off a cliff since the end of the 2016 campaign, but he no longer seems capable of providing any value in the field or on the bases. Nevertheless, Bautista isn’t ready to retire, according to Anthopoulos, who added that the Braves would welcome him back at the Triple-A level if he’s interested in returning to Gwinnett (via David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution).

    With Bautista out of the picture in Atlanta, the club will turn to Johan Camargo as its everyday third baseman, Anthopoulos revealed (per O’Brien). Along with the 24-year-old Camargo, who has logged above-average offensive results since debuting last season, the Braves have Ryan Flaherty, Charlie Culberson, Phil Gosselin and Rio Ruiz on hand as 40-man fallback options. The most talented third baseman in the organization may be 21-year-old prospect Austin Riley, who just ascended to Triple-A and could perhaps reach the majors at some point this season.

    In the event Riley doesn’t debut this year and the Braves don’t receive quality production from their veteran third basemen in the coming months, they may opt for an upgrade via trade. The up-and-coming Braves look as if they’ll remain in contention through the July 31 trade deadline, even though it’s still a ways off, and there should be some significant talent available then. Manny Machado, Josh Donaldson (whom Anthopoulos previously acquired in Toronto), Adrian Beltre and Mike Moustakas are among those who could pique the Braves’ interest in the next couple months.
     
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    :rosenthal:
     
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    I do think priority number one should be a reliever, with my preference being for Brad Hand. I’d prefer two relievers (Hand and Yates?) but I do think it’s doable to trade for Hand and then for a 1B

    Machado is obviously the best player available but I think the Dodgers need like 3 pieces (1 hitter and 2 pitchers), and a Machado trade is one you do if you think you only need Machado.
     
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    not really a fit and he's hurt, but how cool would it be to get Beltre back in blue?
     
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    i have no idea on this one
    not on my radar
    but... if he can hit .250 with 40HR and play some 1B he might be better than a Muncy
    Would rather we put Kemp in at 1B and gave Toles a shot in LF.
     
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    I’d prefer two relievers also. Kelvin Herrera and Zach Britton. That pen would go from awful to unstoppable quick
     
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    Bautista is done
     
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    Over Jose Bautista I said.
    Cmon Irish take your old man pills already!
     
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    hell, anyone over bautista
    like @dodgers said, joey bats is done
     
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    Herrera would be fuckin perfect. Helps next year also, and you can make his salary work
     
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    I actually think they need a starter.......Do we really want to rely on Kershaw/Behuler/Maeda/Wood/Stripling? Machado is nice but MGT would have to rid themselves of 2 of Grandall/Puig/Forsythe......which right now we need Grandall for sure, and probably Puig. So you can kiss Machado good bye. Yeah we need bullie help in the worst way, but they paid to sign Kohler and Alexander. We all know they are going to wait on Kolher and Alexander, who has posted a 0.00 era in the last 5 games. The nerds for better or worse are going to do what they always do.....look for bargans.....like Goodell.....which sucks for us.
     
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    They are both free agents after this season. But Herrera is the one who I've felt since the off-season would be perfect
     
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