The Los Angeles Dodgers will enter the winter looking for a way to add a new shortstop to the roster.
Los Angeles clearly is among the best teams in baseball and very well could win the World Series this fall. Despite this fact, it still has question marks at shortstop. Because of this, FanSided's Robert Murray mentioned the Dodgers as a possible threat to sign Milwaukee Brewers star shortstop Willy Adames.
"The Los Angeles Dodgers have long been speculated as a potential fit for Adames," Murray said. "After all, there is a connection between Adames and Andrew Friedman from their days with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Dodgers have shown trade interest in Adames in recent years. And the Dodgers just so happen to need a shortstop in the offseason.
"Signing Adames is going to be expensive, perhaps as much as $200 million. But if there’s any organization that has proven it will spend money to acquire star players, it’s the Dodgers. Just look at this past offseason, where the Dodgers added Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Teoscar Hernandez, and others to a roster that already featured Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, among others. Adding Adames would further stretch the payroll to record levels, but it would lock up the shortstop position long-term and further bolster the Dodgers’ World Series odds."
This isn't the first time that Adames has been linked to the Dodgers and won't be the last. He likely will be the best shortstop available and among the best offensive players who will be available in free agency overall.
Los Angeles could use a boost and Adames seems like the most logical option.
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