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Dodgers need 7 starters

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Ohtani and Kershaw are not going to be ready day 1 That means they need a legit 5 day 1

Yamamoto

Glasnow

Gonsolin

And 2 of the following

Sasaki

Buehler

Flaherty

Snell

Fried

I think they pass on Snell and fried due to price. Buehler wants to come back and could be comparatively affordable. Sasaki would almost be free. You have to pick him. Hes also 23 and la would control him for about 5-6 years.

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Java

Nov 11, 2024

UPDATE.

If sasaki comes as cheaply as we suspect then here’s what I think LA will do. I think they will cut Flaherty loose. I think they will trade Gonsolin and may. They really don’t have any more time to let may show up and get bombed for 2 months to get his shaky stuff back. Both are high end arms. Both cheap. Maybe trade them both to the same team for a cf. shoot throw Chris Taylor in there too

So for pitching remember. Ohtani and kershaw won’t be ready iowning day.

Also. You just got money freed up w sasaki being cheap. Think like a GM. What do Yamamoto. Sasaki. Ohtani Glasnow buehler and Gonsolin all have in common? They’re all right handed.

Mad fried is a lefty. From LA. Who wants to pitch for LA. Therefore

I think LA would try to sign him. And Buehler. The latter to a prove it deal.

That would leave us in opening day

Fried

Buehler

Yamamoto

Sasaki

Glasnow

ohtani and Kershaw would slowly round into shape and step in when the first starter went down with a Tj. Kershaw would rotate in when guys went in the DL for 19 days

Fried is 30 and would sign for 6 years $150 million with a opt out after 3-4. Throw in buehlers prove it for about half that annually. Ohtani defereal Sqsqki being cheap. Suddenly you have a really affordable staff

What do do with Gonsolin and May? Trade bait

troystory

Nov 11, 2024

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If Adames is signed, Betts at 2b, it's those positions where production goes way up. Compared to Rojas and Lux last season. I don't think CF(Edman?) and LF have to be upgraded vis a vis improvements everywhere else, especially starting pitching. Plus Pages is young and may develop. We'll see.

CF and LF are lower on the list of priorities this offseason. Maybe they can be addressed at trade deadline if necessary.

A caveat to that would be if they thought Ohtani's offensive production takes a hit in 2025 due to the shoulder. Then you get a big bat that can play LF or RF. They could try a hailmary with Soto like 4 years $200m+ with opt outs in most years. Something like that.