OFFSEASON NEWS/RUMORS Thread

really tough to look away from a player of his caliber
and i do think he would be a drastic improvement to our rotation
that said, yama/snell/shohei is an incredible postseason trio — especially with glas and emmett ready to fill in
and the player/prospect cost would be substantial
if AF really wants him, wait til he’s a free agent and sign him without having to give up anyone
but with boras involved he won’t be cheap
probably pass but…

 

@BlakeHHarris
For those keeping score:

• 12/12: Dodgers claim Michael Siani
• 01/09: Dodgers claim Ryan Fitzgerald
• 01/13: Dodgers sign Andy Ibáñez, Ryan Fitzgerald DFA'd
• 01/20: Ryan Fitzgerald signs MiLB deal w/ Dodgers
• 01/21: Michael Siani DFA'd
• 02/03: Michael Siani claimed again, Andy Ibáñez DFA'd

 

Interesting... Obviously they know what they're doing and I trust their opinion over mine, but on the surface Ibanez seems to have some value at the plate while Siani is just a glove. I guess with Kike not available for a while (assuming they sign him) and Call as the only pure backup outfielder, Siani became a more pressing need. Plus the IF has Rojas, Kim, and Freeland providing backup. Okay, I get it now.

 

https://dodgersway.com/baffling-dodgers-roster-move-just-ditched-recent-signing-for-bizarre-reunion

Glad I'm not the only one who initially found this "baffling," but yeah, it makes sense to me now. There's a reason that Dean was on the late season/postseason roster, and Siani could well be that guy. Kind of comical, though, that they can just eat $1.2M plus luxury tax like it's nothing. Must be nice. Good for Ibanez though, that's some pretty good dough for doing nothing at all.

In other news Rortvedt was DFA'd. I know Dodgers have no room on the 40-man, but man, sure would be nice to have him in the system as an insurance policy should something happen to Smith or Rushing.

 

and a big FU to skubal
they’ll take him (a fan favorite and two-time cy young winner) to arbitration, and then overpay for a selfish low-character guy
stay classy detroit

 

Huge win indeed and yet still significantly less than the ridiculous contract Detroit gave to Valdez, who may very well be in the downside of his career. Of course Skubal will get more than that after free agency, but for now the disparity remains.

 

fuck those idiots
tried to penny pinch skubal and then overpaid for a cheating low character douche
and when said douchebag melts down (and he will) everyone — especially skubal and boras — will be laughing
sadly for tigers fans, they’re the ones getting screwed

 

Bobby Miller, FWIW

https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi...o-build-back-up-from-rock-bottom-01kgqbq45ga0

Couple thoughts:

1. Says he's been playing with a chip on his shoulder the last couple of years. I'm not sure he entirely understands what that phrase means.
2. Also says he's starting from rock bottom and working his way back up, just like he did before. Um, unless he's referring to little league or something, I have no idea what he thinks he's worked back from. He was drafted first round, and following his fall after making some noise at the big league level in '23, he's never fully worked his way back up. Getting called up for a game or two and shitting the bed doesn't count.
3. Best case scenario for the Dodgers is that he shows some early season success in OKC and the team cashes in with a trade for some younger prospect whom they can actually develop.

 

bobby doesn’t strike me as the brightest individual, so by chip on his shoulder he probably means doritos

 

Dodgers are phenomenal at trading someone who isn't a right fit for the team for some no-name prospect and two years later the prospect is top ten in the organization and full of potential. Caleb Ferguson for Christian Zazueta is one example. Lux for Sirota plus the pick that got Davalan is another. Hunter Feduccia for Serwinowski (plus Gervase and Rortvedt to a lesser extent) is a third. Would love to see them do the same with Miller but he has to give teams a reason to want him first.

 

Situationally, yes, since if the ball fell the Blue Jays win the game and Series, but degree of difficulty, no (although he covered an impressive amount of ground to get there). I still maintain that Kike had it sized up pretty well and makes that catch four out of five times.