After years of aggressive exercise on each the commerce and free agent markets — to say nothing of savvy drafting and participant growth — the Dodgers stand alone on prime of the MLB mountain. They erased a 5-0 deficit in Sport 5 to topple the Yankees by a rating of 7-6, securing the biggest comeback ever in a clinching sport. It is the eighth World Collection win in Dodgers historical past and the fourth time they’ve topped the Yankees within the Fall Basic. Now, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, common supervisor Brandon Gomes and the remainder of L.A.’s baseball operations outfit should flip their focus to a 2025 title protection.
Assured Contracts
Shohei Ohtani, RHP/DH: $698MM by 2033 ($678MM deferred, with out curiosity, by 2043)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, RHP: $270MM by 2035 (participant can choose out after 2029 or 2031 seasons)
Mookie Betts, OF/INF: $265MM by 2032 ($128MM deferred [$45MM signing bonus, $83MM of salary] by 2044)
Tyler Glasnow, RHP: $111.5625MM by 2028 (consists of $21.625MM participant choice for 2028)
Freddie Freeman, 1B: $81MM by 2027 ($36MM deferred, with out curiosity, by 2040)
Will Smith, C: $96.45MM by 2033 ($45MM deferred by 2043)
Chris Taylor, OF/INF: $17MM by 2025 (consists of $4MM buyout of 2026 membership choice)
Max Muncy, 3B: $12.5MM by 2025
Tommy Edman, INF/OF: $9.5MM by 2025
Ryan Brasier, RHP: $4.5MM by 2025
2025 commitments: $214.5MM ($93MM deferred)Complete long-term commitments: $1.565 billion ($887MM deferred)
Possibility Choices
Arbitration-Eligible Gamers (service time in parentheses; projected salaries courtesy of MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz)
Non-tender candidates: Might, Gonsolin, Brogdon
Free Brokers
As is usually the case, the primary “query” of the offseason for the Dodgers will heart across the dugout. Dave Roberts, who’s helmed the membership for 9 seasons en path to eight division titles, 4 Nationwide League pennants and World Collection wins in 2020 and 2024, is slated to enter the ultimate season of his contract. A change would register as a shock after Roberts’ first World Collection win in a 162-game season. An extension to keep away from lame-duck standing subsequent yr looks as if it will be so as, although it is potential that’ll be held off till spring coaching. Broadly talking, adjustments on the workers will possible be minimal, except the Dodgers see a coach or coaches employed away for promotions on different staffs.
With regard to contractual choices on the precise roster, there’s not a whole lot of drama. Clayton Kershaw has already dedicated to returning to the Dodgers subsequent season. Exercising his $10MM participant choice looks as if probably the most simple means of constructing that occur, however maybe the 2 events will join early to hammer out barely completely different phrases. Miguel Rojas’ $5MM membership choice is a web $4MM choice when factoring within the $1MM buyout. After the season he simply had, that ought to be a no brainer, even when he is ticketed for a extra restricted position in 2025. Austin Barnes is an organizational favourite, however the Dodgers are deep at catcher. He is a borderline name, however perhaps shelling out $3.5MM (and a presumptive 110% luxurious tax) for a veteran backup is not one thing the group cares to do with Hunter Feduccia, Diego Cartaya and Dalton Speeding all on the the near-MLB depth chart.
Speak of Juan Soto will dominate the offseason, however we’ll get to him in a bit. Beginning pitching figures to be the first focus for a Dodgers membership that patched its workers collectively within the rotation and watched a number of younger arms go down with long-term accidents. Righty Gavin Stone is probably going out for all of 2025 following shoulder surgical procedure. River Ryan, Kyle Damage and Emmet Sheehan all had Tommy John surgical procedure this season. Dustin Might’s return from flexor surgical procedure was derailed by a weird and scary tear in his esophagus that required surgical procedure. Tony Gonsolin had Tommy John surgical procedure final August and ought to be again in ’25, however he’ll be on an innings restriction. Walker Buehler and deadline pickup Jack Flaherty are free brokers. Final season’s breakout right-hander Bobby Miller endured a nightmare 2024 marketing campaign, logging an 8.52 ERA within the majors and a 6.00 mark in Triple-A.
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