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LA Dodgers Manager Has Eye on “Potential Free Agent” After MLB Lockout

Published 02/10/2022, 12:13 PM EST

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Seems like MLB players are not the only ones who are affected by the ongoing lockout. Apart from players and fans, MLB teams are facing the wrath of this stoppage on business as well. Notably, ever since the owners have imposed the lockout in Major League Baseball, players and MLB teams are prohibited from negotiating any kind of deals. This makes it more difficult for those players who are in free agency and are yet to sign a deal with a franchise.

Now, the Los Angeles Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts, has dropped a bomb to tease the Dodgers’ fans. Roberts said that he might be in contact with a free agent to make him sign for the Dodgers. Not to forget, after the 2021 season, the Dodgers might be the most affected team by the lockout.

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As soon as the 2021 season ended, players like Danny Duffy, Kenley Jansen, Clayton Kershaw, Corey Knebel, Jimmy Nelson, Albert Pujols, Max Scherzer, Corey Seager, Steven Souza Jr., and Chris Taylor became free agents; that’s almost half of their squad. And what is even more troubling for the Dodgers is that they couldn’t sign their key players. Few of them even switched their franchise before the lockout, while some are still in free agency.

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With players like Corey Seager and Max Scherzer already gone, the Dodgers manager would hate to see another one leave. As soon as the lockout ends, the Dodgers might start negotiating with their other star player Clayton Kershaw for a new contract. Because if they lose the core players of the squad, then it will be difficult for them to compete with other teams in the league.

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However, the Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts, might have some good news for the fans. While speaking to Andy McCullough of The Athletic, he teased the Dodgers’ fans by saying that he might have been in contact with a free agent.

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“I might have been on the phone with a potential free agent to let him know how much we want to have him,” Roberts said. “I’ll leave it at that.”

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All the core players of the Dodgers have either switched their team or are free agents. Bearing this in mind, it will surely be interesting to see how the team moves forward for the 2022 season.

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.
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