Dodgers News: Chris Taylor Sad But Excited After Seeing Long Time Teammates Leave This Winter
This offseason, the Dodgers have lost more than a dozen players who got into at least one game last season. It's one of the more radical winters fans have seen in quite some time.
Of course, anytime players leave it shakes up the roster in more ways than not. The players left behind can only reminisce on some of the greatest memories they've created.
With how the Dodgers have faired in recent seasons, it only makes sense for Chris Taylor to miss his old teammates. Of course, looking ahead like a true professional is all Taylor can do. Taylor joined SportsNetLA earlier this week and talked about all the roster turnover.
“It’s a little different feeling, for sure. It’s sad to see a lot of those guys go. Obviously, some of my best friends and longtime teammates and I’m going to miss them. I wish them all the best in their new homes. But, yeah, I think it’s exciting for a lot of, some of our younger players that have been doing really good things in our minor league organizations for a long time and are well overdue for, to get their chance in the big leagues and create their legacy.”
It's a lot of young talent on the roster but LA is still poised to remain contenders. Of course the hype is nowhere near what it was when the Dodgers entered the 2022 season but Taylor still remains confident.
“I really think those guys are going to step up for us. We’ve had one of the best organizations top to bottom in baseball for the last six or seven years and I think that’s a big reason why we didn’t bring back some of those guys that obviously we all wanted to keep. But, we’ve had these guys waiting and they’ve been working their a**** off to get to this point. So, I think they’re going to step up when their name is called.”
A confident team is a good team. The work is not done yet and with plenty of time left in the offseason, it will be no surprise to see the Dodgers make a splash move.
