Dodgers Dugout: Looking At Players Available At The Trade Deadline

Hi, and invited to different version of Dodgers Dugout. My sanction is Houston Mitchell. Went to nan movies to spot “The Odyssey” connected Friday. Just sewage retired Sunday successful clip to constitute this newsletter.

We are 2 weeks distant from nan waste and acquisition deadline of Monday, Aug. 3, astatine 3 p.m. PT. The Dodgers usually make a woody aliases 2 astir that time, sometimes major, sometimes minor. Who are nan large names nan Dodgers mightiness person liking successful this season? Let’s return a look.

Tarik Skubal, SP, Detroit Tigers, 6-5, 2.83 ERA

It seems each twelvemonth Skubal, who won nan past 2 AL Cy Young Awards, is nan apical sanction disposable astatine nan deadline, and this mightiness yet beryllium nan twelvemonth that it happens. Sure, nan Tigers are connected nan fringe of nan wild-card race, but tin they really spend to fto their astir valuable waste and acquisition portion locomotion distant without getting thing for him? Skubal is simply a free supplier aft this season. Then again, what will nan caller bargaining statement look like? Will Skubal beryllium capable to request arsenic overmuch connected nan unfastened marketplace erstwhile nan caller statement is successful place? And do nan Dodgers really request him? Bill Plaschke says they do. But, they person nan champion grounds successful shot without him. They person won 2 consecutive World Series without him. They don’t request him. The mobility is, do they want him? They surely person nan pieces to get him, and nan resources to motion him to a semipermanent deal. Plus, he missed portion of this play because of elbow room and they emotion to get formerly injured pitchers.

Joe Ryan, SP, Minnesota Twins, 6-5, 2.85 ERA

The Twins are very overmuch successful nan wild-card race, truthful it seems improbable they waste and acquisition Ryan unless personification offers them thing excessively bully to move down. He won’t beryllium a free supplier until aft nan 2028 season. The aforesaid tin beryllium said of Sonny Gray of Boston. The Red Sox person won 13 successful a row, truthful it seems improbable they are trading anyone unless they suffer their adjacent 13.

The problem pinch nan waste and acquisition deadline since nan postseason was expanded to 12 teams is that truthful galore teams person a chance astatine nan postseason. In nan AL, 12 teams person a chance astatine making nan postseason. Detroit is 46-53 and only 4.5 games retired of a wild-card spot. Minnesota is only 2 games out. In nan NL, 11 teams person a chance. It’s difficult to waste and acquisition 1 of your champion players erstwhile you person a chance astatine nan postseason.

Casey Mize, SP, Detroit Tigers, 4-6, 2.79 ERA

Mize will besides beryllium a free supplier astatine nan extremity of nan play and is having his champion play by far. He missed almost 2 seasons of his profession because of Tommy John surgery.

Luis Arraez, 2B, San Francisco Giants, .326/.366/.455, 133 OPS+

Quite a fewer Dodgers fans would for illustration to spot nan squad get Arraez to play second. However, pinch Tommy Edman backmost and playing well, and Kiké Hernández backmost soon, they don’t really request a 2nd baseman correct now, particularly 1 who is simply a mediocre fielder.

Reid Detmers, 3-6, 4.16 ERA, and José Soriano, 8-6, 3.49 ERA, SP, Angels

The Angels person nan worst grounds successful baseball, truthful overmuch of their roster will beryllium available. Unless nan Dodgers judge that Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow aliases Shohei Ohtani won’t transportation nan remainder of nan season, it’s difficult to spot really these players fresh in.

Ryan Jeffers, C, Minnesota Twins, .288/.401/.540, 160 OPS+

Jeffers is nan only top-line catcher rumored to beryllium disposable this season. And it seems nan only measurement nan Dodgers get him is if they are convinced Will Smith isn’t coming back. Otherwise, possibly a reunion pinch Ben Rortvedt, who is stuck successful nan minors pinch nan Mets.

Those are conscionable a fewer of nan players disposable (I urge you sojourn mlbtraderumors.com to spot a complete image of what each squad wants aliases could offer). Next time, we will look backmost astatine waste and acquisition deadline deals aft Andrew Friedman took over.

What will hap this season? Well, Friedman will propulsion disconnected a woody aliases 2 involving players who aren’t connected everyone’s list. The Dodgers tin triumph nan World Series pinch nan squad they person correct now, but it ne'er hurts to adhd much pitching.

Injury Report

Edwin Díaz: Has made a mates of appearances pinch Class A Ontario, pitching 2 innings, striking retired four. He will request to transportation successful consecutive games earlier he is activated.

Tyler Glasnow: His backmost has been an rumor each season. He is throwing only fastballs astatine nan moment.

Kiké Hernández: Is connected duty pinch triple-A Oklahoma City and could return erstwhile nan Dodgers return location from their existent trip.

Shohei Ohtani: Has been unopen down from pitching because of swelling successful his near knee. Timetable for his return arsenic a pitcher remains murky, but he tin still hit.

Will Smith: Out until astatine slightest mid-August. His return is pivotal for nan Dodgers, because they don’t want to spell into nan postseason pinch conscionable Dalton Rushing to count connected down nan plate.

Blake Snell: Began a rehab duty successful triple A connected Saturday and will astir apt request to make astatine slightest 3 much starts location earlier he is ready.

Blake Treinen: On nan IL since June 20 because of a sore elbow, he is slow moving his measurement back.

As for nan different guys connected nan IL, Ben Casparius, Brusdar Graterol, Bobby Miller, Gavin Stone, it would beryllium miraculous to get meaningful contributions from them this season.

These names look familiar

How notable players who were pinch nan Dodgers nan past mates of seasons are doing pinch their caller teams (through Sunday). Click connected nan player’s sanction to beryllium taken to their afloat stats page:

Anthony Banda, Twins: 2-0, 4.46 ERA, 2 saves, 34.1 IP, 31 hits, 15 walks, 33 K’s, 97 ERA+, retired for nan season

Cody Bellinger, Yankees: .255/.345/.417, 414 PA’s, 19 doubles, 3 triples, 11 homers, 52 RBIs, 113 OPS+

Walker Buehler, Padres: 5-5, 5.36 ERA, 89 IP, 93 hits, 35 walks, 81 K’s, 77 ERA+

Mike Busch, Cubs: .244/.370/.403, 438 PA’s, 17 doubles, 2 triples, 12 homers, 52 RBIs, 117 OPS+

Michael Conforto, Cubs: .241/.327/.476, 160 PA’s, 10 doubles, 8 homers, 22 RBIs, 122 OPS+

Justin Dean, Cubs: .400/.571/.800, 7 PA’s, 1 triple, 3 RBIs, 279 OPS+

Caleb Ferguson, Reds: 1-0, 3.20 ERA, 1 save, 19.2 IP, 20 hits, 8 walks, 19 K’s, 139 ERA+

Jack Flaherty, Tigers: 3-8, 4.48 ERA, 82.1 IP, 76 hits, 40 walks, 98 K’s, 97 ERA+

Kenley Jansen, Tigers: 1-4, 4.38 ERA, 11 saves, 24.2 IP, 16 hits, 14 walks, 27 K’s, 100 ERA+

Craig Kimbrel, Rays: 0-2, 4.50 ERA, 30 IP, 26 hits, 12 walks, 29 K’s, 96 ERA+

Gavin Lux, Rays: connected nan IL

Dustin May, Cardinals: 5-7, 4.78 ERA, 98 IP, 97 hits, 32 walks, 95 K’s, 84 ERA+

Zach McKinstry, Tigers: .196/.277/.298, 256 PA’s, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 4 homers, 19 RBIs, 60 OPS+

James Outman, Tigers: .159/.224/.288, 143 PA’s, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 3 homers, 13 RBIs, 42 OPS+

Joc Pederson, Rangers: .243/.339/.479, 302 PA’s, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 16 homers, 35 RBIs, 136 OPS+

Luke Raley, Mariners: .230/.287/.459, 267 PA’s, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 15 homers, 37 RBIs, 111 OPS+

Ben Rortvedt, Mets: successful nan minors

Corey Seager, Rangers: .182/.292/.374, 219 PA’s, 6 doubles, 10 homers, 25 RBIs, 94 OPS+, connected nan IL

Justin Turner, Tijuana (Mexican League): .280/.386/.466, 228 PA’s, 18 doubles, 6 homers, 28 RBIs

Trea Turner, Phillies: .242/.292/.375, 428 PA’s, 17 doubles, 12 homers, 35 RBIs, 78 OPS+

Miguel Vargas, White Sox: .242/.352/.485, 422 PA’s, 21 doubles, 1 triple, 21 homers, 59 RBIs, 132 OPS+

Kirby Yates, Angels: 0-5, 3.74 ERA, 3 saves, 21.2 IP, 15 hits, 8 walks, 28 K’s, 113 ERA+

Up next

Monday: Dodgers (Emmet Sheehan, 4-6, 4.81 ERA) astatine Philadelphia (*Cristopher Sánchez, 11-4, 2.62 ERA), 4:10 p.m., ESPN, AM 570, KTNQ 1020

Tuesday: Dodgers (*Eric Lauer, 4-5, 4.81 ERA [3-0, 3.12 ERA pinch Dodgers]) astatine Philadelphia (Zack Wheeler, 10-1, 2.13 ERA), 3:40 p.m., SportsNet LA, AM 570, KTNQ 1020

Wednesday: Dodgers (*Justin Wrobleski, 10-2, 2.69 ERA) astatine Philadelphia (Aaron Nola, 3-7, 5.68 ERA), 3:40 p.m., SportsNet LA, AM 570, KTNQ 1020

All times Pacific

*-left-handed

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And finally

The Dodgers honor Vin Scully connected opening time successful 2016. Watch and perceive here.

Until adjacent clip ...

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