History shows Dodgers will make a splashy deal ahead of baseball trade deadline, ByMcCullough writes.
Will Smith will get an extended opportunity to prove he can be the Dodgers’ primary catcher while Austin Barnes attempts to find his swing in triple-A.
Smith, the Giants reliever, is a left-handed pitcher. But it remains unclear if Farhan Zaidi, the former Dodgers general manager who now runs San Francisco’s baseball operations department, will sell. So the Dodgers might try to convince the Pittsburgh Pirates to part with two-time All-Star reliever Felipe Vazquez.
“Pitching is something that you can never have enough of,” Roberts said. “I think any other team would say that you can always add. But there’s always a cost to it, what you’re losing, whether it be in the clubhouse, and what you’re gaining. It’s got to move the needle.” With Hernandez and Taylor potentially sidelined, the Dodgers could pursue another player capable of handling multiple positions. Kansas City Royals All-Star Whit Merrifield fits the bill. Merrifield entered Friday with an .850 OPS and the ability to play second base plus the outfield.
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