Dodgers Notes: Blockbuster Trade Shakes Up Seoul Series, NL West; Two Ailing Stars Will Be On Flight
The Dodgers’ traveling party and pitching plans for Thursday’s voyage to South Korea to kick off the 2024 regular season are looking set. The San Diego Padres can’t say the same.
On Wednesday, the Padres executed a blockbuster trade by acquiring Chicago White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease in exchange for four prospects. Cease, a Los Angeles native, was reportedly targeted by the Dodgers (among other teams) early in the offseason but appeared likely to stay put on the South Side.
That all changed yesterday, and now the Padres are planning to meet their new teammate in Korea. Will Cease pitch in the Seoul Series against the Dodgers? His last Cactus League start was on Tuesday. There’s a long layoff between now and the March 20-21 games at Gocheok Sky Dome, but no official announcements have been made.
Meanwhile, the Cactus League season is over. The Dodgers leave Arizona with a 13-5-1 record following an 8-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
Here are the top Dodgers headlines of the day
Max Muncy Will Join Dodgers on Flight to Korea Despite Illness
Blake Treinen Expected to be on Dodgers’ Opening Day Roster in Korea
Dodgers Renew Andrew Toles’ Contract for 2024 Season
Mookie Betts Learning Shortstop From Miguel Rojas
Will Smith Scratched From Dodgers’ Lineup In Final Game Before Korea
Dodgers’ Gavin Stone Said He Tipped Pitches ‘All of Last Season’
Walker Buehler on Potential Dodgers Extension Talks: ‘My Phone is Always On’
Super Agent Scott Boras Has High Praise for Dodgers Ownership
Dodgers News: Brusdar Graterol ‘Expected’ to Start Season on Injured List
The Dodgers Don’t Have the Highest Payroll in Baseball — or the National League
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Cease? Good pitcher, but no biggee. Our Dodgers have to be ready to face elite pitching throughout the WESTern division period, with maybe an exception in Colorado, although they have played real well in ST. This division is going to be a dogfight and my personal feeling is that the DBAGs are the team to beat. They have rock steady pitching, none better in the West, and hungry, athletic players that energize their team. As for Yamamoto…’ho hum’.
Who did the Padres give up? How high up were they rated? That is two potential starters (Burnes is the other one) that it seems the Dodgers could have traded for without giving up anyone likely to be on the 26-man roster.
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