Should the Dodgers Consider This Blockbuster Trade for Luis Robert, 2 Top Pitchers?
The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to be active at the trade deadline this season. The only question is which teams help president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman get the deal(s) across the finish line, and which players will change teams.
While Friedman will certainly kick the tires on players with multiple teams, is it possible this year’s deadline features a one-stop shop?
Former major league general manager Jim Bowden, writing in The Athletic, seems to think a megatrade is possible between the Dodgers and the majors’ worst team: the Chicago White Sox. Here’s the proposal Bowden put forth:
Breaking down the White Sox’s side of the deal is fairly straightforward. At 21-58, they’re headed nowhere fast and would gladly welcome the infusion of seven big league prospects from a farm system as deep as the Dodgers’. The two teams have already done business before, although the deal to land and Jordan Leasure at last year’s deadline was done before Chris Getz was appointed general manager.
Nastrini and Leasure have both seen big-league time this season. Perhaps that would only encourage Getz to take another chance on the likes of Morales, Rushing, Martin, Hurt, Wrobleski and Frasso (who’s out for the season with an injury).
