Dodgers Rumors: MLB Writer Identifies 3 Long-Shot Trade Target Shortstops for LA
With the departure of Trea Turner this winter and not a whole lot of money to work with, the Dodgers were left scrambling to find a new shortstop.
This is how Gavin Lux was named the new starting shortstop for the 2023 season. And right when the team started to get confident in this, Lux tore his ACL in Monday's game against the Padres. Done for the season.
So now what?
The Dodgers will most likely go with Miguel Rojas to fill the six spot with an occasional appearance from Chris Taylor.
But some think the Dodgers need to make a bigger move if they want a shot at winning the World Series.
Dave Roberts shares with the public,
"I do know that what we do have will be more than sufficient, but we're always trying to get better. Whether it's internally or externally, I just don't know."
He lists Jurickson Profar, José Iglesias, Andrelton Simmons, and Didi Gregorius as a few free agents left in the pool that the Dodger could go after but then he also adds three names that might be "long shot trade targets."
Long-Shot Trade Targets: Willy Adames (MIL), Tim Anderson (CHW), Amed Rosario (CLE)
Adames and Anderson were speculative trade targets at the outset of the 2022-23 offseason, but not so much after Bob Nightengale of USA Today and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic shot the ideas down in December.
It's plausible that one or both players could end up on the trading block this summer if their respective teams fall out of the race. But likely? Probably not. No matter how bad things get for the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox, both will have the option of holding their starting shortstops for the 2024 season. Anderson has a club option, while Adames has another year of arbitration eligibility.
Rosario, on the other hand, is due for free agency after 2023. The Guardians thus might be willing to listen if their pursuit of a second straight American League Central title goes pear-shaped. Or, as they sometimes do, if they simply want to cut payroll.
Anything could happen between now and the trade deadline in the summer so it'll be interesting to see whether the Dodgers decide to bring in someone new to fill out the shortstop position or they stick to MLB veteran and former Dodger, Miguel Rojas.
