{"id":20942,"date":"2024-12-27T06:58:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T06:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=20942"},"modified":"2024-12-27T06:58:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T06:58:05","slug":"the-only-way-the-dodgers-seemingly-could-have-easily-brought-back-walker-buehler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=20942","title":{"rendered":"THE ONLY WAY!!! The Dodgers Seemingly Could Have Easily Brought Back Walker Buehler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3613,h_2032,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_dodgers\/01jfy318dj8jgy437vnx.jpg\" alt=\"Nov 1, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA;  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler (21) speaks to fans during the World Series Championship Celebration at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ga55o8wi1\">The Los Angeles Dodgers had the option to bring back Walker Buehler this offseason, but they chose not to, leaving fans wondering what might have been.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ylyogpt9k\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Los Angeles could have extended Buehler a qualifying offer of $21.05 million for one year, but they didn&#8217;t \u2014 and the Boston Red Sox essentially did. by giving him that exact offer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5nfgp0afm\">Not to make matters worse for Dodgers fans, but\u00a0Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic\u00a0previously reported that Buehler probably would have accepted the offer if the Dodgers had given him one.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_nrv0qaor4\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1871623636563673332&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Fdodgers%2Fnews%2Fthe-dodgers-seemingly-could-have-easily-brought-back-walker-buehler-01jfy2ycgfwz&amp;sessionId=d6247e545f61bef16477b74406e4c98e22dac824&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1871623636563673332\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_35p5pqqin\"><em>\u201cThe qualifying offer would have damaged Buehler in the market, leaving him with almost no choice but to accept. The Dodgers, as a team that will pay the luxury tax, only would have received a pick after the fourth round if he rejected. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_35p5pqqin\"><em>This way, Buehler can negotiate a multiyear deal with the team of his choosing. Conceivably, that team could be the Dodgers. But other teams might value Buehler more.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xz4y5mole\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">If the Dodgers had offered Buehler a one-year deal worth $21.05 million, including the loss of draft pick compensation for a team that signed him, it\u2019s likely that other interested teams would have been less inclined to pursue him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xz4y5mole\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">By not extending that offer, the Dodgers allowed Buehler more financial flexibility and the freedom to explore opportunities elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ckhkkadod\">The situation with Buehler is full of &#8220;could have, would have, and should have,&#8221; but the fact of the matter is that he is no longer with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time in his professional career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers had the option to bring back Walker Buehler this offseason, but they chose not to, leaving fans wondering what might have been. 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