{"id":6070,"date":"2024-11-30T03:57:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T03:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6070"},"modified":"2024-11-30T03:57:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T03:57:41","slug":"dodgers-remain-in-the-mix-for-top-pitcher-trade-target-despite-signing-blake-snell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6070","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers remain in the mix for top pitcher trade target despite signing Blake Snell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<ul class=\"sharing social-icon-svg\">\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_hide credit_onImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLB-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23614733.jpg?w=858&amp;h=483&amp;crop=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 430px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLB-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23614733.jpg?w=428&amp;h=241&amp;crop=1 430w, https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLB-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23614733.jpg?w=858&amp;h=483&amp;crop=1 858w\" alt=\"Jun 24, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA;  Chicago White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet (45) delivers against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images\" width=\"858\" height=\"483\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/category\/dodgers\/\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>\u00a0secured the signing of left-handed starter and two-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell, paying him $182 million over the next five years (longer, in reality, since $62 million has been deferred).<\/p>\n<p>LA now has a virtually unstoppable rotation with Shohei Ohtani projected to be ready to go up on the mound in 2025, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Snell and Tony Gonsolin. Walker Buehler, Jack Flaherty and Clayton Kershaw are free agents and could potentially come back, too (especially the latter).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Los Angeles could be looking to add another top pitcher<\/h2>\n<p>As things stand, the Dodgers rotation could be one of the best ever assembled. There is a very good chance the team isn\u2019t done adding, though. According to a recent report, the Blues might be orchestrating an offer for Chicago White Sox lefty Garrett Crochet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJon Heyman relayed on a live stream that trading for Crochet is an option the Dodgers remain interested in even after signing Snell, per MLB.com,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgerblue.com\/garrett-crochet-trade-rumors-dodgers-interested-after-signing-blake-snell\/2024\/11\/28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dodger Blue posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-292693\" src=\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23496988.jpg?resize=539,359\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5784px) 100vw, 5784px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23496988.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23496988.jpg?resize=725,483 725w, https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23496988.jpg?resize=539,359 539w, https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23496988.jpg?resize=184,123 184w, https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23496988.jpg?resize=262,175 262w, https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Chicago-White-Sox-23496988.jpg?resize=600,400 600w\" alt=\"Garrett Crochet, Mets, Phillies\" width=\"5784\" height=\"3856\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Dodgers can make Crochet even better<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If the Dodgers rotation is already historically great without Crochet, it could be an obscenely talented unit if they add the White Sox southpaw. He would be their fourth or fifth starter when he would be most team\u2019s ace or number two. Crochet struck out a career-high 209 hitters this past season, in 146 innings. His ERA was a solid 3.58. Those numbers, playing with the Sox, should be valued highly.<\/p>\n<p>There are reasons to believe Crochet would improve drastically under the Dodgers\u2019 premier player development department. They have proven their worth time and time again, and given Crochet\u2019s big arm and upside, the potential is exciting.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers were one of the teams discussing a potential trade with the White Sox before the deadline, when Chicago decided to keep him. Since GM Brandon Gomes has stated pitching will be a priority during the entire off-season, it\u2019s easy to see LA being very much involved in talks until there is a resolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images The\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0secured the signing of left-handed starter and two-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell, paying him $182 million over the next&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dodgers remain in the mix for top pitcher trade target despite signing Blake Snell - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6070\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dodgers remain in the mix for top pitcher trade target despite signing Blake Snell - 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