Dodgers could swing blockbuster trade to land $70 million All-Star closer

The Los Angeles Dodgers person already made immoderate large signings successful escaped bureau this offseason. They could beryllium a campaigner to commercialized for 1 of the champion relievers successful Major League Baseball.

While listing teams that could commercialized for Milwaukee Brewers person Devin Williams, FanSided's Eric Treuden noted the Dodgers person what it takes to propulsion disconnected a woody to onshore him.

"Anytime the Dodgers person a request astir their roster, they are guaranteed to person the resources to capable it properly. The reigning World Champions don't person precise galore ways they request to upgrade their roster this offseason, but a look astatine their extent illustration suggests they don't person a true closer," wrote Trueden.

Spotrac projects Williams to motion a five-year, $70 cardinal woody successful escaped bureau aft adjacent season. However, conscionable arsenic the Brewers did with Josh Hader, they could commercialized him for prospects earlier helium yet walks. Williams is simply a two-time All-Star and two-time National League Trevor Hoffman Reliever of the Year.

Micheal Kopech and Evan Phillips were fundamentally the Dodgers' closers past year. However, Williams eliminates immoderate request for a closer-by-committee approach. Adding Williams could marque the Dodgers bullpen genuinely elite, allowing Kopech to service arsenic a setup man.

"L.A. has the imaginable extent needed to propulsion disconnected a commercialized and the Brewers could adjacent people idiosyncratic who's big-league acceptable similar Wisconsinite Gavin Lux successful talks," wrote Treuden.

The Brewers would privation a decent bundle from the Dodgers, but considering Williams has conscionable 1 twelvemonth near earlier escaped bureau they whitethorn not get what they expect. Williams has a way grounds of postseason struggles and injuries, perchance lowering his commercialized value.

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