Dodgers in Trade Discussions for Gold Glove Utility Man: Report
With the trade deadline approaching on Tuesday at 3 p.m. PT, the Los Angeles Dodgers don’t have a lot of time left to upgrade the roster. Los Angeles has been one of the more active teams around baseball, talking with opposing squads in the hope of striking some deals.
The Dodgers have been looking to add another bat to the team and are reportedly considering making a move for a utilityman from the NL Central. According to Fabian Ardaya and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Los Angeles is in discussions with the St. Louis Cardinals.
“The Los Angeles Dodgers are in discussions with the St. Louis Cardinals on a deal to acquire utilityman Tommy Edman, league sources tell The Athletic”
Edman hasn’t played for the Cardinals this season after offseason surgery on his wrist so any move for him would be a risk. But the Dodgers are doing their due diligence on Edman before a trade goes down.
MLB insider Jon Heyman also confirmed the Dodgers’ interest in Edman, saying that Los Angeles has liked him for a long time.
Last season, Edman hit .248 with 13 home runs and 47 runs batted in. His versatility in playing both the infield and outfield would help solve multiple problems for the Dodgers, likely sparking the interest in acquiring him.
Edman is under team control through 2025 so Los Angeles would get him for at least the rest of this year and next. He is also a switch-hitter, potentially giving the Dodgers even more flexibility when placing him in a lineup.
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman has been known for his projects and Edman could be the next due to his injury. Edman has been dealing with a sprained ankle during his rehab but could return sometime in August to help whatever team he is on for the stretch run.
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All this season Friedman and Uncle Gomez have been saying they are in on big names for tge trade deadline. Now it looks like their big move is a player that is hurt and has not played at all this season!
“Los Angeles has been one of the more active teams around baseball, talking with opposing squads in the hope of striking some deals… Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman has been known for his projects…”
The Dodgers have had a month or more to get ready for the deadline so they have no one to blame but themselves if they can’t get the obvious upgrades they need. Friedman has been known for his projects which, except for the occasional diamond have mostly been average at best. Talk is cheap but it takes money to buy Whiskey!!!
DODGERS ACQUIRING TOMMY EDMAN, AND NOT 28 YEAR OLD, LANE THOMAS, SHOWS THEY AREN’T THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED. WE KNOW. FOR A FACT. THAT THE YANKEES, BRAVES, MARINERS, & CLEVELAND WANTED THOMAS, ALL PLAYOFF TEAMS. TELL US WHO WANTED LITTLE TOMMY EDMAN BESIDES THE DODGERS? HE’S A NICE PLAYER, BUT HE’S NOT AN IMPACT GUY LIKE THOMAS. BASICALLY, HE’S A UTILITYMAN, AS WAS LA’S SCOUTMASTER MANAGER, DAVE ROBERTS. LA HAD A CHANCE TO LOCK UP THEIR WEAK CENTERFIELD POSTION WITH A SOLID MAJOR LEAGUER WHO IS JUST STARTING TO BLOSSOM, AFTER A SOLID, FULL & PRODUCTIVE SEASON, LAST YEAR IN WASHINGTON. TOMMY EDMAN IS A GOIOD BALLPLAYER, BUT THE DODGERS FRONT OFFICE IS A NOT A SMART, FRONT OFFICE, BASEBALL-WISE. WHAT THEY GOT IN EDMAN WAS SOMEONE WHO CAN FILL IN AT VARIOUS POSITIONS, BUT IS HE GOING TO REPLACE LUX AT 2ND? IS HE GOING TO REPLACE BETTS OR ROJAS AT SS? WHERE’S HE GOING TO PLAY? THEY’VE ALSO BROUGHT IN ROSARIO AGAIN. WHERE’S HE GOING TO PLAY?? BRINGING IN THESE ‘FILL IN’ TYPES OF PLAYERS ONLY CREATES MORE COMPETITION IN THE CLUBHOUSE! NOW GUYS ARE LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDER. SINCE EVERONE NEEDS TO GET TO KNOW THE NEW GUYS, IT MAY WELL BLOW CLUBHOUSE CHEMISTRY. THEY COU;DVE HAD THE KEY POSITION PLAYER THEY NEEDED WHO IS A SOLID, EXPERIENCED OUTFIELDER, CAN PLAY DEFENSE, HAS A GREAT ARM, CAN RUN, AND CAN GIVE YOU PRODUCTION, MORE THAN A TOMMY EDMAN CAN. HE WOULD’VE BEEN AN EXCELLENT 5-6 MAN IN THE B.O. PAGES HEYWARD, ECMAN, ROSARIO, ARE NOT IMPACT PLAYERS THAT YOU PENCIL IN THE LINEUP EVERY DAY THAT WILL GIVE YOU PRODUCTION FRTOM 5-9! WHO THE HELL IS MAKING THESE ROSTER DECISIONS FOR THE DODGERS? THESE MOVES TODAY WILL ONLY COMPLICATE THINGS, PRODUCUNG A CLUTTER AMONG POSITION PLAYERS THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING GOING INTO THE STRETCH RUN. IT’S NOT WHAT LA NEEDS. SIMPLY SATED, THEY NEED/ED STARTING PITCHING, AND AN OUTFIELDER WHO CAN PLAY ALL THREE POSITIONS, AND CAN CARRY A PRODUCTIVE HITTING LOAD, AS WELL. THOMAS WOULD’VE SOLIDIFIEY THAT! THESE OTHER FRINGE TYPE PLAYERS WILL NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE DODGERS WINNING A WORLD SERIES…IF THEY EVEN GET THAT FAR!
WHAT THEY DID TODAY WAS “TIP TOE THROUGH THE TULIPS,” LOOKING FOR BARGAIN-BASEMENT PLAYERS, AS WELL AS RECLAMATION PROJECTS. THEYRE LUCKY OHTANI WANTED TO BE A DODGER BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE IN DEEP DOO DOO TODAY IF NOT. WE PREDICT, IF THIS DODGER BASEBALL OPERATION DOESN’T GET AN IMPACT STARTER BY TOMORROW, START MAKING PLANS FOR NEXT SEASON.
P.S. WE KNOW LANE THOMAS & HE’S EXCITED TO BE IN CLEVELAND, A TOUGH, GRITTY BALL CLUB, WHERE HE’LL COMPETE FOR A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. TOO BAD THE DODGERS DIDN’T VALUE WHAT HE BRINGS, BUT THOSE TEAMS THAT WANTED LANE ARE EITHER LEADING THEIR DIVISION OR IN STRIKING DISTANCE OF 1ST PLACE? THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT LANE THOMAS’ WORTH!.
CORRECTED VERSION:
DODGERS ACQUIRING TOMMY EDMAN, AND NOT 28 YEAR OLD, LANE THOMAS, SHOWS THEY AREN’T THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED. WE KNOW. FOR A FACT, THAT THE YANKEES, BRAVES, MARINERS, & CLEVELAND WANTED THOMAS, ALL PLAYOFF TEAMS. TELL US WHO WANTED LITTLE TOMMY EDMAN BESIDES THE DODGERS? HE’S A NICE PLAYER, BUT HE’S NOT AN IMPACT GUY LIKE THOMAS. BASICALLY, HE’S A UTILITYMAN, AS WAS LA’S SCOUTMASTER MANAGER, DAVE ROBERTS.
LA HAD A CHANCE TO LOCK UP THEIR WEAK CENTERFIELD POSTION WITH A SOLID MAJOR LEAGUER WHO IS JUST STARTING TO BLOSSOM, AFTER A SOLID, FULL & PRODUCTIVE SEASON LAST YEAR IN WASHINGTON. TOMMY EDMAN IS A GOOD BALLPLAYER, BUT THE DODGERS FRONT OFFICE IS A NOT A SMART, FRONT OFFICE, BASEBALL-WISE. THEY STILL HAVEN’T FILLED THEIR MAIN NEEDS! WHAT THEY GOT IN EDMAN WAS SOMEONE WHO CAN ‘FILL IN’ AT VARIOUS POSITIONS, BUT IS HE GOING TO REPLACE LUX AT 2ND? IS HE GOING TO REPLACE BETTS OR ROJAS AT SS? WHERE’S HE GOING TO PLAY? BESIDES AHMED, THEY’VE ALSO BROUGHT IN ROSARIO AGAIN. WHERE’S HE GOING TO PLAY??
BRINGING IN THESE ‘FILL IN’ TYPES OF PLAYERS ONLY CREATES MORE COMPETITION IN THE CLUBHOUSE! NOW GUYS ARE FEELING JOB PRESSURE AND ARE LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS. AND SINCE EVERONE NEEDS TO GET TO KNOW THE NEW GUYS, IT MAY WELL BLOW CLUBHOUSE CHEMISTRY. THEY COULD’VE HAD THE KEY POSITION PLAYER THEY NEEDED, LANE THOMAS, WHO’S A SOLID, EXPERIENCED OUTFIELDER, CAN PLAY DEFENSE, HAS A GREAT ARM, CAN RUN, AND CAN GIVE YOU OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION, MORE THAN A TOMMY EDMAN CAN. HE WOULD’VE BEEN AN EXCELLENT 5-6 MAN IN THE B.O.
PAGES HEYWARD, EDMAN, ROSARIO, AHMED, ARE NOT IMPACT PLAYERS THAT YOU PENCIL IN THE LINE-UP EVERY DAY THAT WILL GIVE YOU PRODUCTION FROM 5 TO 9! WHO THE HELL IS MAKING THESE ROSTER DECISIONS FOR THE DODGERS? THESE MOVES TODAY WILL ONLY COMPLICATE THINGS, PRODUCING A CLUTTER AMONG POSITION PLAYERS THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING GOING INTO THE SEASON’S STRETCH RUN. IT’S NOT WHAT LA NEEDS NOW.
SIMPLY STATED, THEY NEED/ED STARTING PITCHING, AND AN EVERYDAY OUTFIELDER WHO CAN PLAY ALL THREE POSITIONS, AND CAN CARRY A PRODUCTIVE HITTING LOAD, AS WELL. THOMAS WOULD’VE SOLIDIFIED THAT ROLE! THESE OTHER FRINGE-TYPE PLAYERS WILL NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE DODGERS WINNING A WORLD SERIES…IF THEY EVEN GET THAT FAR!
WHAT THEY DID TODAY WAS “TIP TOE THROUGH THE TULIPS,” LOOKING FOR BARGAIN-BASEMENT PLAYERS, AS WELL AS RECLAMATION PROJECTS. THEYRE LUCKY OHTANI WANTED TO BE A DODGER BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE IN ‘DEEP DOO DOO’ TODAY, IF NOT SO.
WE PREDICT, IF THIS DODGER BASEBALL OPERATION DOESN’T GET AN IMPACT STARTER BY TOMORROW, START MAKING PLANS FOR NEXT SEASON.
P.S. WE KNOW LANE THOMAS & HE’S EXCITED TO BE IN CLEVELAND, A TOUGH, GRITTY BALL CLUB, WHERE HE’LL COMPETE FOR A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. TOO BAD THE DODGERS DIDN’T VALUE WHAT HE BRINGS, BUT THOSE TEAMS THAT WANTED LANE ARE EITHER LEADING THEIR DIVISION OR IN STRIKING DISTANCE OF 1ST PLACE? THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT LANE THOMAS’ WORTH!.
P.S.S. VASSEGH: YOU KNOW WE’RE RIGHT!