DODGERS NEWS/RUMORS thread

Yeah, he has been labeled as the bad guy while Theo is still considered the boy genius, even though he is the one that has fucked them over with bad signings and depleted their farm system. SD would probably be perfect for him as this would be a situation that he is familiar with and the fanbase would be fine with another mediocre season.

 

Will have to see it to believe it as far as Muncy being the guy at 2B. He's good for some starts there in the reg season because of the bat, but when postseason comes around you wants outs. AF is big on outs in the fall, and sort of in general. Think Muncy would take up LF come the postseason and winning time. Was wondering about Downs earlier today because Seager is definitely getting off SS..I think Law may have ultimately won. Lol And yeah the defensive cracks were evident with JT last season. He's had bad luck too with the HPBs, etc. Been beat up.

Would hate to see Maddon land in another underdog situation. He just guides his underdog teams to WS appearances and the pAAAds would certainly qualify as an underdog given the current domination going on from our end. No let Maddon go to the AL

 

Almost as amazing as a 100yr WS title drought

 

I could see them going a year with Muncy at 2B if it meant playing out Turner's contract, but not much longer beyond that as that is easily his worst position and he's not particularly good at it. I always wondered if LF could also be an option for Muncy, but that would send a domino effect throughout the org as then you are talking about likely moving Pederson AND one of Pollock/Verdugo this offseason since playing time is going to get incredibly thin with Taylor, Hernandez, Rios and Beaty in the fold as well. 2B Lux, SS Seager, 3B Rendon, CF Bellinger, 1B Turner, LF Muncy, C Smith, RF Verdugo would be a pretty dangerous lineup.

 

That'd actually be a domino effect I wouldn't hate seeing. Move Verdugo for some pitching..he put up some solid numbers, so someone should be interested. Verdugo just hasn't ever been strong to the finish since leaving high A, so a team in LAD's position can afford to move on for potential impact players that'll be around into the fall. Keep Joc around and maybe flip him over to RF. At the very least, we know Joc shows life in OCT. Everything the Dodgers do this offseason regarding the big club should be geared towards postseason reliability. We know they're going to the playoffs for the next however many years. Just make sure you have guys that are going to be around. Eventually they'll get Peters up and Pederson out

 

Verdugo's bat to ball skills are incredibly valuable to the Dodgers, provided he is healthy.

I don't know what his trade value is, though. From what I've read, Verdugo was shopped as the centerpiece for trades such as Christian Yelich, Stanton, and others. Nobody seemed motivated to take him.

 

I think that no matter what, Pederson is gone. He has once again put up some great numbers, but I think they will try to get something for him now and not just let him walk via FA. He has been a force against RHP'ing no doubt, but I would guess that they want to get away from the platoon heavy players. I know a lot of people on here want to see Verdugo as the odd man out, but I have a VERY hard time seeing them trade him at this point since he was in the midst of a great rookie campaign before the oblique injury and had started to display some power while staying consistent with his MiLB #'s. I think his value is not going to match up with where the club thinks it is compared to a potential buyer, so they probably keep the cheapest option that put up good numbers before the injury.

 

Agreed, him + Lux and the potential of adding Ruiz to that as well has to be enticing to this FO especially when the main guys around them are very swing and miss. When it comes to the playoffs, those high contact guys become more and more valuable. Verdugo was floated when the org had a glut of OF'ers and Alex had done some things that had apparently caused the FO to be frustrated with him. Since that time, he has said to have done a full 180, including getting a life coach that helped turn his attitude and direction around. I just don't know what his value is outside of the org since a lot of teams hang on to that shit until they can see it for themselves, so they'll knock his value down.

 

Liability is a good word. If he were just decent against LHP he'd be a force. I really like Joc (homo) but it's probably a good time to unload him. His value will probably never be higher. You'd have to think an AL team would like a DH with his pop.

 

He's shit, or so I've heard.

 

I prefer Verdugo as well (no joto), but I'm wary of a young player with back problems. Hopefully they're not serious or chronic.

 

*Dog shit

 

duly noted

 

Given that Verdugo has the advantage in team control and by a lot, I'd just assume that he holds more value than Joc and so they'd get more in return. Not that I think Joc is a LAD lifer..again, Peters in and Pederson out. I could just see them taking their draft compensation when Joc signs elsewhere because someone will fork over @ least $50M for the pop V. RHP. And in the meantime, he continues having nice postseason runs with LAD.

That being said, Verdugo dealing with all these injuries would make him the perfect Dodger, so there's that. Maybe they're willing to put him on the Julio program and baby him a few more years to see if he makes it through a season for once. Good skillset..just have never seen it beyond July on any of the higher levels