2023-08-25 02:32:45
“One of the reasons the Dodgers are so successful is because their managers were conservative in the market.”
Angels pitcher Shohei Otani, who is now a free agent, will not pitch for the rest of the game due to a medial collateral ligament injury in his right elbow. ESPN’s Buster Olney said the Dodgers may not be aggressive, as attention is focused on how it will affect their future career.
In an article headlined, “What does Shohei Ohtani’s injury mean for his free agency?”, “The risk-averse Dodgers are no longer a team that is actively seeking acquisitions. It may not be,” he said.
The Dodgers did not acquire the best FA players last offseason, and the rival team’s front desk assumed that the Dodgers were saving up financially to target Ohtani. “But with Ohtani’s future as a two-way player uncertain, one of the reasons for the Dodgers’ current success is that head of operations Andrew Friedman worked conservatively in the marketplace. Although the Dodgers have a high total annual salary, they have become risk averse in recent years.”
As an example, he noted that when he signed infielder Freddie Freeman to a free agent contract, he didn’t make an offer until the Braves pulled out of the race. In addition, homegrown pitcher Clayton Kershaw has remained on a one-year contract for the past few years. The contract with Kershaw has been renewed in March 2022 and December 2022.
With Ohtani’s future as a pitcher uncertain, “The potential risks are increasing. It remains to be seen how much this incident[Ohtani’s ligament injury]will affect the Dodgers’ enthusiasm for Ohtani. However, Friedman has never been optimistic regarding spending large sums of money on speculative investments,” the agency said. What are the effects of ligament injuries?
(Full-Count editorial department)
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