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Dodgers: Trea Turner Remaining in Blue Would Make Gavin Lux a Happy Man

Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner has been one of the best players in the league, and Gavin Lux wants to be with Turner for life
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Dodgers: Trea Turner Remaining in Blue Would Make Gavin Lux a Happy Man
Dodgers: Trea Turner Remaining in Blue Would Make Gavin Lux a Happy Man

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11th in batting average with .304 and eighth in the league with 97 RBI's merits consideration of being one of the best MLB players in the league. These are the stats of Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner who is slated to hit free agency this coming off-season.

It's hard to imagine the Dodgers let arguably the best shortstop in the game walk away with the impact he has made for the team all season long. For infielder Gavin Lux, playing with Turner is priority No. 1 (quotes via SportNet LA).

"I love playing next to him. If it were up to me, I’d hope he’d be here for the next ten years. But, he’s a lot of fun to play with. He’s such a good player, such a smart player and I love picking his brain every day."

Lux has dealt with his fair share of injuries throughout the season, but his impact on the field doesn't go unnoticed. Playing alongside a great player like Turner only further elevates your game so it's a win-win for the organization.

Turner still hasn't rule out the possibility of returning to the east coast, but luckily for Dodgers fans he wants to stay with the team if permitted. Turner signed a one year deal for $21m with the Dodgers this past off-season, but with how Turner is playing he may go the Corey Seager route and break the bank.

It's admirable to stay with a team that takes a chance on you, but if a team is willing to offer $325 million to Turner it would be hard to accept anything lower. This number is simply something the Dodgers can't afford. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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