{"id":13549,"date":"2024-12-23T05:37:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13549"},"modified":"2024-12-23T05:37:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:37:59","slug":"breaking-dodgers-reportedly-pursuing-blockbuster-trade-for-85-cubs-million-slugger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13549","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dodgers Reportedly Pursuing Blockbuster Trade For $85 Cubs Million Slugger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers have already made some major additions this winter, but there are still players they&#8217;re chasing. One of them is outfielder Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez, who was a key piece of the Dodgers&#8217; 2024 World Series title.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of teams are vying for Hern\u00e1ndez&#8217;s services, though. If Los Angeles misses on its former outfielder, where will it turn to replace him?<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report&#8217;s Julia Stumbaugh recently cited a report that indicated the Dodgers could be\u00a0pursuing Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki\u00a0as a trade candidate this winter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.webp?w=790&amp;f=62e1c8b42cc80597a280c076603ac6fd 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.jpg?w=790&amp;f=62e1c8b42cc80597a280c076603ac6fd 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.webp?w=900&amp;f=b34bb1d15ecf6bf7de4890a8ef5ca993 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.jpg?w=900&amp;f=b34bb1d15ecf6bf7de4890a8ef5ca993 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.webp?w=790&amp;f=62e1c8b42cc80597a280c076603ac6fd 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.jpg?w=790&amp;f=62e1c8b42cc80597a280c076603ac6fd 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.webp?w=450&amp;f=e31999873557623051e7a41eaede3d34 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.jpg?w=450&amp;f=e31999873557623051e7a41eaede3d34 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.webp?w=1200&amp;f=ac0df910b118a416118bc2c1f3f3c92d\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2549825\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549825\/chicago-cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=ac0df910b118a416118bc2c1f3f3c92d\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; APRIL 05: Seiya Suzuki #27 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates after hitting a two-RBI double during the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field on April 05, 2024 in&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Michael Reaves\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The Dodgers have reportedly considered deals for Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. or Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki, according to The Athletic&#8217;s\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6011626\/2024\/12\/21\/dodgers-teoscar-hernandez-alternatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ken Rosenthal<\/a>,&#8221; Stumbaugh wrote. &#8220;Suzuki holds a full\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/seiya-suzuki-draws-trade-interest-at-winter-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">no-trade clause<\/a>, so he has a say in whether or not he would be heading to Los Angeles in a potential trade. He reportedly doesn&#8217;t want to stick with the DH position he assumed for the end of the 2024 season (h\/t\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/seiya-suzuki-draws-trade-interest-at-winter-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jordan Bastian<\/a>), so being offered a spot in the Dodgers outfield could be enough to draw him to California.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This kind of addition should be looked at as a luxury trade for Los Angeles. It&#8217;s not one the Dodgers need to make just yet, but if a favorable deal falls in their lap, it would be tough to say no.<\/p>\n<p>Suzuki is being paid a pretty penny for the next few seasons, so a key piece of the trade might be how much money the Cubs are willing to eat in the deal. If Chicago eats about half the deal, the Dodgers could trade a pitcher like Bobby Miller to the Windy City to appease the Cubs and bring Suzuki to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers have already made some major additions this winter, but there are still players they&#8217;re chasing. 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