After a day full of rumors on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers weren’t mentioned too much on Wednesday.
One from late Tuesday night showed why the team hasn’t made any traction toward a deal for JT Realmuto.
The holdup with the dodgers on realmuto has been their unwillingness to include Cody Bellinger.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 12, 2018
The way the Dodgers are presently constructed, Realmuto is more of a luxury than a necessity and trading one of their best overall players for a luxury isn’t something the front office is going to do.
There was only one other rumor and it involves a team that was mentioned on Tuesday in the Cincinnati Reds.
1/There’s been lots of permutations of #Dodgers #Reds talks, heard latest does NOT have Puig in it. Key salary LAD want to wash is Kemp’s. He has $21.5M left, Homer Bailey $28M. But twd payroll for luxury tax Kemp is $20M, Bailey $17.5M. If Alex Wood also goes LAD would
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 13, 2018
2/Save about $13M toward tax payroll, gain some financial flexibility for other areas. Cincy would have Wood/Roark as veteran rotation adds if deal can get to finish line.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 13, 2018
If we look at the deal as Matt Kemp and Alex Wood for Homer Bailey then it could work for the Dodgers in a couple ways. Yes, they clear salary like Joel Sherman notes. Maybe more importantly a deal like this would clear some space on the roster. It’s well known that the team has a surplus of starters and outfielders, and if they plan to add any of those two positions then they need to rid themselves of some others.
A lack of rumors could be a ‘calm before the storm’ vibe but with the Winter Meetings ending on Thursday, it may also mean that nothing is happening yet.
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