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Dodgers Notes: 3 Free Agents Likely to Leave, Tarik Skubal Wants to Return, Blake Treinen Contract Projection

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Sep 3, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) walks to the dugout after being removed from the game against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Sep 3, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) walks to the dugout after being removed from the game against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have many free agents to deal with this offseason, but among the total group, three have been predicted to part ways with the organization ahead of 2027. Two of them are starting pitchers while a bullpen arm was also projected to depart.

One of the free agents on the list who may prove to be among the biggest needle-movers of next season is two-time Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal. According to former general manager and current MLB insider forThe Athletic Jim Bowden, Skubal would love to return, as reported to Bill Reiter and Doug McKain on 97.1-FM The Fan.

"I think — and again, this is not him telling me or anyone else this — but the sense I get from people that he has talked to is, he would love to continue being a Los Angeles Dodger," Bowden said. "He loved his time with LA. He loved how the front office, and research and development department, and the pitching room, were able to help him to really show him the things he does well, and how they can help him become an even better pitcher than the guy who's won two Cy Young Awards."

Skubal was dealt to the Dodgers at the trade deadline on an expiring contract and no guarantee he would stay in LA for the long run, but he will also require the largest contract of the offseason given his resume, with some forecasting a deal close to $500 million.

The southpaw tossed a 2.61 ERA across his 10 starts (62 innings) in a Dodgers uniform. In a pair of postseason starts totaling 11 innings, he had a 2.45 mark, striking out 14 and walking four.

Finally, right-hander Blake Treinen had a contract projection made as one of three key relievers entering free agency. The 38-year-old is coming off another successful season where he had a 3.64 ERA across 36 appearances, but missed nearly three months in the heart of the regular season with an elbow injury and then finished the year on the injured list with a shoulder injury.

Here’s all the latest Dodgers news and stories (click the headline for the full article):

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GABE SMALLSON

Gabe Smallson is a sportswriter based in Los Angeles with a focus in sports and entertainment content. Gabe has previously worked at Newsweek and Dodgers Nation. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 2020 and received his Masters of Science at the University of Southern California in 2025.

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