Trade Deadline 2022

When you have your health you have everything.

Catchy phrase for marketers of health care products, prescription drugs, trainers, gyms, etc.

Or, in the case of the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers, that phrase could be prophetically spot-on.

Think about it for a few minutes. Three weeks from today, August 2, 2022, is the trade deadline for this year’s Major League Baseball season. Rumors of deals have been floating through the blogosphere for weeks. Which teams will be sellers? Which teams will be buyers? What players might be available as rentals for teams on the cusp of the postseason tournament?

Do the Dodgers need a top of rotation starting pitcher? What about another closer for the bullpen? Another hitter for the bench?

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“He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.” – Arabian proverb

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Does that not sum up the Dodgers trade deadline conundrum for 2022?

Consider the players currently on the Injured List (IL) who the Dodgers expect (hope?) to have for the dog days of summer and/or postseason:

According to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and as of July 7: “It’s probably going to be two or three weeks before we see Chris [Taylor] again.” (Video capture courtesy of SportsNet LA)

Return of those players to full health is the equivalent of three or four blockbuster trades without sacrificing even one of the team’s top prospects.

However, only the Dodgers know the health status and prognosis of their players on the IL. Expecting all to return 100% healthy may be wishful thinking, and there is always the possibility of other injuries.

Will the Dodgers play ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ before the 6:00 PM (ET), August 2 deadline?

Odds are good that Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman will at least tweak the current roster – and if the right deal presents itself there could be an unexpected blockbuster.

Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman has a track record of making (very) successful deals at the trade deadline. Will he do so again this year? (Photo credit – Richard Vogel)

Which players may the Dodgers pursue? Which players and prospects would the team part with for the right return?

These are topics to be addressed over the next few weeks, but what do you think Dodgers fans? If you were the Dodgers decision-maker, which player(s) would you add to the roster, and who would you be willing to trade?

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3 Responses to “Trade Deadline 2022”

  1. OhioDodger says:

    I think AF has to look at any trade/acquisition from the view point of how it will affect the Dodgers in the playoffs. We will make the playoffs without making any trades.

    If everyone comes back from the IL we don’t need to make any trades. Starting pitching may be the most fragile area. Hard to tell how well Heaney, Buehler, or May will perform when they do come back. Gonsolin, Urias, Kershaw, Anderson, and White are doing a fine job. Just hope they all stay healthy. Pepiot is there in case of an injury.

    • Jesse Pearce says:

      Excellent point! Unless the Dodgers suffer an injury to key player(s) they are good to go for regular season.

  2. stevebendodger says:

    I think the dodgers biggest need is in the Pen.
    Treinin will be the key. if he can come back and be his usual than we are set.

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