USA Today’s Bob Nightingale said on the 22nd (Korea time) that the Dodgers discussed trading starting pitcher Garrett Crochet, outfielder Luis Robert Jr. and reliever Michael Kopech with the Chicago White Sox at once.
Crochet became one of the best starting pitchers in baseball as a whole this season after switching from bullpen to starting. He is controlled by the club until 2027.
The Dodgers believe they are still 2% short, although the joining of Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw has given them some breathing room.
Robert Jr. has a batting average of 0.227 and 11 homers, similar to Kim Ha-sung’s, but given the weak outfield, it is certainly considered to be helpful to the Dodgers.
Kopech has shown sluggish performance with an average score of 5.05 this season, but the Dodgers is confident that it will help him find his old form. Dodgers’ bullpen pitcher lineup is also not the same as before, and needs reinforcement.
The Dodgers is currently firmly at the top of the National League West with 59 wins and 41 losses. It is eight games ahead of the second-ranked team. The team has virtually confirmed its No. 1 ranking during the regular season. 토토사이트 순위
The problem is the post season. Dodgers, which was particularly weak in the fall baseball arena, invested more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in recruiting Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and GlassNow before this season.
However, Ohtani is only playing as a batter, and Yamamoto is injured and doesn’t know when he will return.
In other words, Crochet’s recruitment is intended to prepare for fall baseball.