The Los Angeles Dodgers are in a solid spot considering their injury woes.
Not only has Walker Buehler been lost for an extended period of time, but Clayton Kershaw missed five weeks of the season. Dustin May has yet to pitch this year. Key members of the bullpen are on the Injured List. Mookie Betts is sidelined with a fractured rib. And yet, the Dodgers entered Wednesday tied for first in the NL West.
Three trade targets for Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers are clearly going to need help as they attempt to reclaim the divisional title and return to the playoffs. Between those injuries and struggling players, they are not the juggernaut that they had been in the past. However, they have a deep farm system and ownership that is willing to do anything it takes to win. Chances are, this will be an active trade deadline.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be busy come the trade deadline. Let’s take a look at three possible trade targets for that playoff push.
Frankie Montas
Virtually every team that is looking for help in the rotation will be targeting Frankie Montas. The Los Angeles Dodgers have the type of prospects that could make such a deal a reality.
As strong as the Dodgers rotation has been, it is also relatively unproven. Tony Gonsolin has already thrown more innings this year than he has in any full major league season in his career. Tyler Anderson is a back of the rotation arm that suddenly looks like an ace. Andrew Heaney has tantalized with his stuff but has never had the results. And Clayton Kershaw is not the healthiest of pitchers any longer.
Montas would be a stabilizing piece for the Dodgers. He would not be tasked with being their staff ace, and would just be needed to provide solid innings in the middle of the rotation. Considering that it is difficult to expect that Gonsolin and Anderson will be able to continue their production, his ability to last six innings each time out would be a boost.
He would also be far more than just a mid tier option. Montas has displayed flashes of being a top of the rotation arm in his own right, someone that could fill in as an ace if needed should injuries continue to rear their head. As he is also under team control next year, he would go a long way towards solving that place in the rotation.
The Los Angeles Dodgers could use another arm in the rotation. Frankie Montas is going to be in high demand, but he would be a perfect option.