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Kansas City Royals: Five trade destinations for Wade Davis

By Jason Evans

Sep 10, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Wade Davis (17) delivers a pitch during the ninth inning against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Kansas City won 6-5. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Wade Davis (17) delivers a pitch during the ninth inning against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Kansas City won 6-5. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 13, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Carlos Ruiz (51) celebrates with his team after scoring during the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals during game five of the 2016 NLDS playoff baseball game at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 13, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Carlos Ruiz (51) celebrates with his team after scoring during the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals during game five of the 2016 NLDS playoff baseball game at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers could be a destination whether they keep Kenley Jansen or not. If Jansen leaves and they fail to sign Melancon or Chapman, they are going to need a closer. Yes, the Dodgers had the best bullpen ERA this year and the most strikeouts of any bullpen in baseball.

This is also the same Dodger club that almost had Chapman AND Jansen on the same team this past year. Once Chapman’s domestic violence allegations came out, they decided to pass on him. They aren’t afraid to have multiple shut-down game-ending relievers on the team.

A combination of any of those three free agents and Davis would be lethal during the regular season and game-changing come playoff time.

Since 2014, the numbers for Davis and Jansen aren’t that far off. Jansen has pitched just four more innings. Jansen has a WHIP of 0.89, while Davis has a 0.87. Jansen has a 2.32 ERA while Davis has a 1.18.

The Dodgers are going to need late game help, whether it’s paying a ton for a free agent, using their war chest of minor league assets to acquire one, or both. Davis is a guy who can close or setup like he did for Greg Holland a few seasons ago which makes him much more attractive to all sorts of clubs.

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