Post by rog on Dec 22, 2018 10:57:42 GMT -5
The Dodgers showed yesterday they can certainly make a trade without Farhan or even a replacement for Farhan. With Andrew Friedman at the helm, that's not the least bit surprising of course.
The Dodgers traded Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig and Alex Wood for the unfortunately named Homer Bailey and prospects. In doing so, the Dodgers saved about $16 million against this year's cap. With Harper said to be asking for $40 million per season for 10 years, $16 million in cap money could make a significant difference.
Meanwhile, Dodgers outfield prospects Alex Verduggo Andrew Toles move up the depth chart. The lefty-hitting Verdugo has had a hard time breaking into the Dodgers lineup, but he's ranked the #32 prospect in baseball.
There's irony here. This is just the type of deal that would benefit the Giants. The Dodgers get prospects, they get younger, and they cut their committed payroll in 2019 back below the level of the Giants.
The Dodgers may have been hoping that Hyun-Jin Ryu would decline their qualifying offer, saving them $18 million and gaining them a draft choice when Ryu signed elsewhere. Their calculated gamble resulted in their keeping the effective but injury-riddled southpaw and not getting the large salary savings that would have occurred had they lost Ryu. This deal effectively makes salary cuts similar to Ryu's contract total.
We don't even know if the Dodgers are courting Harper, but they positioned themselves in a better place from which to do so.
The Dodgers traded Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig and Alex Wood for the unfortunately named Homer Bailey and prospects. In doing so, the Dodgers saved about $16 million against this year's cap. With Harper said to be asking for $40 million per season for 10 years, $16 million in cap money could make a significant difference.
Meanwhile, Dodgers outfield prospects Alex Verduggo Andrew Toles move up the depth chart. The lefty-hitting Verdugo has had a hard time breaking into the Dodgers lineup, but he's ranked the #32 prospect in baseball.
There's irony here. This is just the type of deal that would benefit the Giants. The Dodgers get prospects, they get younger, and they cut their committed payroll in 2019 back below the level of the Giants.
The Dodgers may have been hoping that Hyun-Jin Ryu would decline their qualifying offer, saving them $18 million and gaining them a draft choice when Ryu signed elsewhere. Their calculated gamble resulted in their keeping the effective but injury-riddled southpaw and not getting the large salary savings that would have occurred had they lost Ryu. This deal effectively makes salary cuts similar to Ryu's contract total.
We don't even know if the Dodgers are courting Harper, but they positioned themselves in a better place from which to do so.
