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

  1. Machado

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

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  1. VRP

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    Me reading Twitter articles that the Yankees are interested in every good player
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    VRP, Dec 11, 2017
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    Harvey is a FA in 2019 so a rental price like you mention isn't out of the question.
     
    Doughty8, Dec 11, 2017
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    Neshek to the Phils.

    Martin - Gone, Morrow - Gone, Neshek - Gone. Why do I get the feeling MGT is not going to make any acquisitions and run with Baez and Yimi..... :(
     
    spanky006, Dec 11, 2017
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    2 year contract for a 37 year old? Of course he throws side arm. I'd get ready for very little action from us UNLESS it's a 1 year deal but who'd sign that kind of deal which is the question.
     
    Doughty8, Dec 11, 2017
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    Phillies once again signing a guy to ultimately trade away. Annoying, but smart. I wouldn’t be shocked to see them do more of the same this offseason.
     
    ColoradoKidWitGame, Dec 11, 2017
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    Neshek knows this well because he has a 500K assignment bonus if he is traded.
     
    Doughty8, Dec 11, 2017
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    The FO is being VERY vocal in this whole “we need to shed salary” thing, which is very uncharacteristic for them. I’m curious if this could be a ploy by them to get non competitive teams to call them and ask to take on the bigger contracts they have and use it to buy a decent spec. Like for instance, the Phillies call and say “we’ll take Scott Kazmir, $7M of his contract and *random 15-25 prospect* for $250K in Int spending.” or something like that. Teams like the Padres, Tigers, White Sox and Reds are all places that I would look to reach out to and do that.
     
    ColoradoKidWitGame, Dec 11, 2017
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    Cole's not a UFA until 2020
    Rivero, at this point, is what our FO is probably hoping Alvarez turns out to be because he's just behind when it comes to developing as a starter.
    That said, it's now being reported that PIT isn't likely to move Cole yet and it makes some sense since he hasn't been top notch since 2015.
    Now's not really the time to sell Cole..trade deadline ala Sonny Gray, who had also been pretty meh since 2015
     
    Fall Winslow, Dec 11, 2017
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    Neshek, meh. Pretty good last year, but he's going on 38.
     
    Fall Winslow, Dec 11, 2017
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    More and more reports coming out that NL teams didn’t have great shots to land Ohtani with the DH in play. Something else I’ve seen now were that the Rangers and Padres were never going to be seriously considered. He gave them chances to meet just based on prior history and didn’t want to be “dishonorable”, some speculation is the Cubs fell into this category as well. From what I’m hearing is it was
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    Everyone else once the DH was in play for him with those clubs.
     
    ColoradoKidWitGame, Dec 11, 2017
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    I mentioned earlier that I would like to see the Dodgers maybe take a flyer on Harvey, my tune has changed a bit since. It sounds like the dude is a massive piece of shit and the Mets clubhouse is gonna be excited to get rid of him. Anyway, the Orioles are said to be making progress in talks for him.
     
    ColoradoKidWitGame, Dec 11, 2017
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    Shouldn't give older pitchers multiple years contracts, is that the deal ?
    How old is Rich Hill?
     
    Bluezoo, Dec 11, 2017
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    Harvey's definitely diva status
     
    Fall Winslow, Dec 11, 2017
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    Nice to know my eyes weren't lying to me. His physique was certainly nothing special. As I said back then..time to get on that. Get stronger and finish a season strong for once.
     
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    Watch the Astros add a top SP somehow.

    We're never gonna win a WS. So depressing
     
    THINKBLUE, Dec 11, 2017
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    Take it from Ralph Belamy, environment is the key.
     
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    SP doesn’t matter. MLB plans to use racquetballs in the next WS.
     
    BlueMouse, Dec 11, 2017
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    Guess what happens when the environment gets hotter.
     
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    With Kershaw here there is less pressure. (NOT saying go get Harvey).
     
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    6-8 teams
    and we're not one of them
    i should be upset, but I'd rather the fo get a starter and strengthen the pen so...

    6 To 8 Teams Interested In Marcell Ozuna
    by Connor Byrne | MLB Trade Rumors — updated 45 minutes ago

    7:45pm: The Marlins are telling teams Ozuna would be easier to acquire than outfield mate Christian Yelich, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets. That’s not surprising, as the 26-year-old Yelich is controllable by way of a team-friendly contract through 2022 and carries a more consistent track record than Ozuna.

    7:01pm: Marlins outfielder Marcell Ozuna is drawing interest from six to eight clubs, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports (on Twitter). Along with the Cardinals, whose interest was already known entering Monday, the Giants and Nationals are among the teams in on Ozuna, per Frisaro. The Athletics also still considering Ozuna, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Slussser first reported their interest in Ozuna in early November.

    Two of these clubs – the Cardinals and Giants – have spent a large portion of the offseason engaging with the Marlins about right fielder Giancarlo Stanton, and they even had deals in place to land the 2017 NL MVP. But Stanton nixed those trades before accepting a deal to the Yankees over the weekend, sending the Cards and Giants scrambling for other options. Ozuna makes for an appealing Plan B, then, as he’s coming off a season in which he slashed a career-best .312/.376/.548 with 37 home runs and a 4.8 fWAR over 679 plate appearances.

    In terms of production, last year was an outlier for Ozuna relative to the rest of his career – which began when he debuted in 2013 – but he has still accounted for at least 2.5 fWAR in three of four full seasons. At worst, Ozuna seems to be a solid regular, and the 27-year-old doesn’t come with an onerous, Stanton-esque contract. He’s controllable for two more years via arbitration and will earn a projected $10.9MM in 2018. That’s certainly an affordable figure, though it should also help the Marlins land a quality return for him. They’re obviously educated on both the Cardinals’ and Giants’ farm systems thanks to the Stanton talks.

    The Nationals, meanwhile, share a division with the Marlins, but that shouldn’t necessarily serve as a deterrent to a payroll-cutting Miami team whose primary goal in an Ozuna trade should be to bolster its weak system. Washington’s prospect pool is only the majors’ 18th best, per Baseball America (the outlet ranks the Cards’ 13th and the Giants’ 27th), but it seems that’s primarily because of a lack of depth. The top of the Nationals’ system is impressive, according to BA, and that could help pave the way for an Ozuna swap.

    With the Nationals at risk of losing Bryce Harper to free agency in a year, Ozuna might somewhat help cover for his potential exit in 2019. In the meantime, the Nats could perhaps use a left fielder to complement Harper in right and Adam Eaton in center. They do, however, have other in-house options in Michael A. Taylor and Brian Goodwin. Taylor was particularly strong in 2017, yet the Nats may not be content with him functioning as a regular in 2018, if their interest in Ozuna is any indication.
     
    irish, Dec 11, 2017
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