Dodgers News | Rumors: The Top Prospect in Baseball, Maeda to L.A. And More

A big trade has been made in the MLB today, but the Dodgers were not involved. But they might be making a splash in free agency pretty soon. Here’s the latest:

Dodgers Nation

• The Aroldis Chapman to the Dodgers dream is officially dead as he was traded by the Reds to the Yankees. 
• The Dodgers remain a favorite for landing Japanese starter Kenta Maeda.
• The Dodgers’ lackluster offseason has raised the pressure on Andrew Friedman.
• Vin Scully got a vote for the Most Interesting Athlete of 2016.
•  Executives around the league voted on the rank of the top prospects of the MLB, and Corey Seager was number one.

Dodgers Local | Blogs

• Steve Dilbeck wonders if the team should try to bring Howie Kendrick back. [LA Times]
• How much should the Dodgers regret trading away Andrew Heaney? Mike Petriello takes a look. [Dodgers Digest]

Dodgers National

• The Dodgers claim they aren’t trying to cut payroll on purpose. [SB Nation]
• Here are the best sports photos of the year, and one of them is from a controversial play that the Dodgers were involved in. [ESPN]