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<\/p>\nAs the Los Angeles Dodgers continue basking in the glory of winning another World Series, preparations for a title defense in 2025 are well underway.<\/p>\n
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Shortstop is one area of the roster that needs to be improved.<\/p>\n
Could president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman swing a deal with the Minnesota Twins for three-time All-Star Carlos Correa?<\/strong><\/p>\n Los Angeles has been linked to Willy Adames since free agency opened. There are good reasons for that.<\/p>\n He’s the top shortstop available on the open market, and it’ll only take money to reel him in on a long-term deal.<\/p>\n As we saw last winter from the Dodgers’ $1 billion shopping spree, they have plenty of that to offer.<\/p>\n However, Adames will be in high demand among shortstop-needy teams, including the San Francisco Giants. Could Correa be a good pivot if the Twins make him available on the trade market?<\/p>\n The 30-year-old appeared in just 86 games in 2024 but slashed .310\/.388\/.517 with 14 home runs, 54 RBI and 55 runs scored.<\/p>\n He’s entering his third season of a six-year, $200 million deal, which also includes vesting team options from 2029-32. What kind of package could it take for the Dodgers to acquire the three-time All-Star?<\/p>\n Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer shared eight trade proposals for “buy-low” stars and came up with the following: – Dodgers receive: shortstop Carlos Correa – Twins receive: right-handed pitchers Bobby Miller and Edgardo Henriquez Los Angeles is already planning on moving Mookie Betts back to the infield in 2025.<\/p>\n Acquiring a shortstop this winter \u2013 whether it’s Correa or someone else \u2013 would allow him to focus on playing second base. Correa comes with long-term injury concerns, but he could go a long way in helping L.A. continue making deep postseason runs.<\/p>\n He’s played in 85 career playoff games, which has led to a .282\/.352\/.508 line.<\/p>\n The shortstop won a championship with the Houston Astros in 2017 and his 18 postseason homers are among the all-time leaders. It’ll be interesting to see if the Twins make Correa available and which teams are seriously interested in acquiring him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the Los Angeles Dodgers continue basking in the glory of winning another World Series, preparations for a title defense in 2025 are well underway. Shortstop is… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8033,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n