Brandon Gomes Addresses Remaining Dodgers Roster Needs
Nevertheless, despite the transfer of Ryan Pepiot and Jonny DeLuca to the Rays, the Dodgers maintain the identical number of starting pitchers as indicated on their depth chart prior to the start of the offseason.
“It was a one-for-one trade, so we continue to explore all avenues on the starting pitching front and look to add talent,” Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said during a media availability on Zoom.
“Our ultimate objective is to continue acquiring depth and pitching talent to the greatest extent possible.” Thus, the forthcoming months and weeks will determine the outcome.”
While Glasnow significantly enhances the potential of the Dodgers starting rotation in comparison to Pepiot, the team still requires a minimum of two additional pitchers. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is reportedly the Dodgers’ primary target in free agency following the signing of Shohei Ohtani, could be among them.
The Dodgers have also been linked to Dylan Cease, Corbin Burnes, and Lucas Giolito, among others, this offseason. A probable outcome for the team could be signing Yamamoto to head their rotation and Giolito being added as well to provide depth.
In the interim, the Dodgers have placed a secondary emphasis on the corner outfield positions, specifically in light of their intention to utilize Mookie Betts as an everyday second baseman. Jason Heyward was re-signed and even with trading for Margot, the Dodgers still could benefit from adding another outfielder but may be open to a position player in general.
Gomes elaborated, “As for Manny, I believe the beauty of that is that he can play any (outfield) position and handles both sides reasonably well in terms of left and right.”
“He can go up there and put together a high-quality at-bat versus right-handed pitching, so it allows us flexibility to see what else is available and not having to box ourselves in one way or the other. Just kind of let the offseason play out and be opportunistic.”
Dodgers not interested in Blake Snell, The Dodgers were among the teams connected to Blake Snell early into free agency but reportedly no longer are contemplating potentially signing the left-handed starter.
Although Snell is coming off a second career Cy Young Award season, his market has paled in comparison to Yamamoto’s thus far.
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