Shortstop Miguel Rojas was signed to a contract extension soon after being acquired from the Marlins, but even that deal is only guaranteed through the 2024 season. didn’t give any free agent beyond one guaranteed year. The end result of the Dodgers’ winter machinations was a series of short-term signings, as L.A. Of course, the Dodgers’ financial strength and farm system depth can allow them to at least consider pretty much any player in baseball, and it could be that some of those pursuits were simple due diligence. The club reportedly had some level of interest in such marquee free agents as Justin Verlander, Xander Bogaerts, Dansby Swanson, Carlos Rodon, and even Aaron Judge, as well as other notable free agent and trade targets like Andrew McCutchen, Seth Lugo, the Brewers’ Willy Adames, and Kolten Wong (who ended up dealt from the Brewers to the Mariners). This offseason simply lacked that one headline-grabbing move, though it isn’t as if Los Angeles didn’t make some explorations. signing Freddie Freeman in 2021-22, signing Trevor Bauer in 2020-21, or trading for Mookie Betts in 2019-20. Plus, the standard winter plan for president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman has been to take things relatively slow in the offseason apart from perhaps one major addition, i.e. The team’s apparent (and now abandoned) plan to get under the Competitive Balance Tax threshold and reset its penalty status isn’t exactly a new strategy for the Dodgers, considering they didn’t pay any luxury tax in any of the 2018-20 seasons. To this end, Dodgers fans might take solace in the fact that there might still be a gap between their team and the rest of the National League, considering that Los Angeles won 111 games last season. fanbase, considering that in the aftermath of another playoff disappointment, the Dodgers took a pretty conservative approach to reloading for the 2023 season. These injuries only added to a general sense of unease within the L.A. The Dodgers have already been dealt a pair of significant injury blows in Spring Training, between Tony Gonsolin’s ankle sprain and the much larger-scale problem of Gavin Lux’s season-ending ACL tear. Trea Turner, Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger, Tyler Anderson, Craig Kimbrel, Chris Martin, Andrew Heaney, Joey Gallo, Edwin Rios, Tommy Kahnle, Kevin Pillar, Trevor Bauer, Duffy, Alberto, David Price (won’t pitch in 2023).Miguel Rojas, SS: One year, $6MM in new money (Dodgers hold $5MM club option for 2025, $1MM buyout).Jason Heyward, Robbie Erlin, Luke Williams, Steven Duggar, Adam Kolarek, Bradley Zimmer, Matt Andriese, Patrick Mazeika, David Freitas, Wander Suero, Tyler Cyr, Tayler Scott, James Jones, Dylan Covey, Yusniel Diaz, Rubby De La Rosa.Claimed RP Jake Reed off waivers from Red Sox.Acquired IF Yonny Hernandez from Athletics for cash considerations.Feyereisen from Rays for minor league RP Jeff Belge Acquired SS Miguel Rojas from Marlins for SS Jacob Amaya.( Declined $1.1MM club option on Jimmy Nelson, but then re-signed Nelson to a new MLB deal.).Declined $2MM club option on IF Hanser Alberto ($250K buyout).Declined $7MM club option on SP Danny Duffy.Declined $16MM club option on IF Justin Turner ($2MM buyout).Alex Reyes, RP: One year, $1.1MM (Dodgers hold $3MM club option for 2024, $100K buyout).While other NL powers loaded up during the offseason, the Dodgers had a comparatively quiet winter that focused more on shorter-term contracts.
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