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<\/p>\nAs the Los Angeles Dodgers continue basking in the glory of another World Series title, the front office is focused on building the 2025 roster.<\/p>\n
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Could those plans include making a blockbuster trade for Chicago White Sox ace Garrett Crochet? Dodgers manager Dave Roberts navigated through October with a severely depleted starting rotation.<\/p>\n
He leaned on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jack Flaherty and Walker Buehler. However, his pitching plans also included having bullpen games in each postseason round.<\/p>\n
It ultimately worked, but as the adage goes, a team can never have enough pitching.<\/p>\n
Flaherty and Buehler have also hit free agency, so there’s no guarantee they’ll return next season.<\/p>\n
That’s where Crochet comes in.<\/p>\n
The White Sox are planning to trade the left-handed hurler this winter. FanSided’s Christopher Kline listed five teams who need to “pony up” and make a trade happen with Chicago, putting the Dodgers at the top of his list.<\/p>\n
“Japanese upstart Roki Sasaki has been a popular name tied to Los Angeles, but if he isn’t posted for free agency this winter, Crochet is a logical pivot,” Kline said.<\/em><\/p>\n “He gives the Dodgers youth and potential longevity, operating on the same timeline age-wise as Yoshinobu Yamamoto. <\/em><\/p>\n Crochet won’t get the same 12-year investment, but he could be a face of the Dodgers rotation for many years and many World Series runs to come.”<\/em><\/p>\n Crochet was a full-time starter for the first time in 2024. He produced a 6-12 record with a 3.58 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 209 strikeouts in 146 innings<\/p>\n . The lefty will be entering his age-25 campaign in 2025 and is projected to earn $2.9 million via arbitration, according to MLB Trade Rumors.<\/p>\n He’s under team control through 2026, but his value could keep climbing if he builds on his most recent performance. Spotrac has pegged Crochet’s current market-value estimate for a long-term deal at six years and $130 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the Los Angeles Dodgers continue basking in the glory of another World Series title, the front office is focused on building the 2025 roster. Could those… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n