RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 2 sourcesWith the MLB trade deadline only a week away, Los Angeles Dodgers fans are anxiously waiting to see if and how the roster might change ahead of the playoffs.
Will the Dodgers add superstar pitcher Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers ? Or will the Dodgers add another catcher given the lingering neck injury to Will Smith?
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal celebrates striking out Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh in the sixth inning of ALDS Game 5 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.
If they do make a move, will they move on from a starting pitcher like Emmet Sheehan or Eric Lauer ? Or will the wealth of outfield prospects be used as compensation?
It all remains up in the air, but president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman recently made clear that this team isn’t afraid to be aggressive if the situation calls for it.
Dodgers ‘lurk’ as trade deadline nears
Speaking with Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register , Friedman made clear that the Dodgers don’t necessarily need to trade at all.
“We feel really good about our roster, feel really good about the depth,” Friedman said. “So I would say that we’re going into this deadline without necessarily having an acute need – which is definitely the goal in the offseason. That said, there have been a number of moves we have made closer to the deadline (in past years) that weren’t necessarily on our radar 10 days, two weeks out – just from opportunities that pop up.”
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Those “opportunities that pop up” have led rival executives to describe the Dodgers as “lurking,” Plunkett noted, a term that drew a chuckle from Friedman.
“First of all, I think the depth of our system puts us in position to have a lot of different conversations and also puts us in position to field some calls from teams that want to try to target a specific guy or guys from our system which allows us to participate in a lot of different conversations whether direct or three-way,” Friedman said.
Andrew Friedman, President of baseball operations speaks during an introductory press conference for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) at Dodger Stadium.
Given that combination — a team that’s well-built already but loaded with talent and always looking to get better — Friedman hinted that some roster changes could indeed be coming.
“We feel really good about our team as we go into the last (week) here with a very opportunistic mindset,” he said.
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