Despite being undoubtedly the most active team of the offseason, the Los Angeles found themselves plundered once again.
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At this year’s trade deadline, the were able to chase outfielders, relievers and starting pitchers very well. ESPN’s David Schoenfield suggests that the defending champion must win another starter to add to the exhausted spin.
“It’s hard to believe that the may need another starting pitcher after all the money they invested in their rotation, but we still don’t know the long seasonal prognosis for Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Loki Sasaki, but Glasnow has at least started rehabilitation allocation for TRIPLE-A.” “One thing we know is that the have a system full of hitting outlooks that could become a team that can make this deal if they want to do it.”
Shanefield suggests that the best in the trade market is Kansas City Royals right-handed pitcher Sethrugo.
The lineup faced Lugo on the mound at Kaufman Stadium last weekend. The right-hander won against the and didn’t allow a run they scored on four hits. He recorded eight strikeouts and issued five walks over 5.2 innings.
Perhaps Lugo’s 107-pitch outing against the was a tryout? That may be based on what Shanefield said.
Baseball business president Andrew Friedman said the have a “strong desire” to not trade for starters this summer, subject to a timeline of returns for injured weapons. Manager Dave Roberts also repeated similar sentiments when he said the were most pleased with the internal choices from a rotational perspective.
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