With the trade deadline approaching, the Los Angeles are considered to be one of the biggest buyers in the market.
The remaining issue is where the will buy precisely, as there are several different areas that LA can improve before the final stretch of the season. With the constant pitching injuries that have plagued the ‘ roster this season, baseball operations president Andrew Friedman was asked if pitching help would be the area where the team will film by July 31st.
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“I’m sure it’s not the area we’re looking at in the market,” Friedman said.
“We feel we have the highest class of issues, which is making it accessible to more people than the spot.”
The same pitching roster, hampered by injuries, is set to reclaim some key pieces before the postseason.
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell may have begun his final rehabilitation at Triple A Oklahoma City.
The entered the All-Star break two games that were removed by snapping a seven-game losing skid, swept in the first series after a midsummer classic. In particular, as trade deadlines approached, Friedman discussed the need to look at the big picture rather than the casualty of the moment.
“When you fail in a team performance, when you fail in a team performance, it’s always tricky because at that moment we feel we need everything,” Friedman said. “So, let’s look at August, September first. Let’s see what our best case scenario is.
Perhaps the will leave the help of the spin and focus on other areas where there are no All-Star caliber players returning from the injured list ahead of the trading deadline. Relief pitching in particular has been a point of competition during the recent trade deadline, but it is only time that tells LA to decide to strengthen the possibility of another title.
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