the Los Angeles Dodgers had a rough week on the injury front. They lost Yoshinobu Yamamoto on June 15 and Mookie Betts on June 16. Both players are expected to return this season but with the July 30 trade deadline approaching, the Dodgers can make some moves to strengthen the team for their return.
The Athletic’s Jim Bowden proposed a 10-player trade that would bring Luis Robert Jr., Garrett Crochet and Michael Kopech from the Chicago White Sox to the Dodgers.
“This would be an industry shocker — a 10-player trade! — that would put the Dodgers in a much better position to run the table in the postseason and would jump-start the White Sox’s rebuild,” Bowden wrote in a June 17 story on “5 trades I’d like to see.” “The Dodgers have a loaded farm system and the major-league roster to win it all now, so why not finish the job with one mammoth blockbuster deal?”
Dodgers Get 2 Stars in Proposal
The Dodgers have not shied away from blockbuster deals in the past. They acquired Max Scherzer and Trea Turner for prospects at the deadline in 2021.
As that trade did then, Bowden’s trade proposal would dip into the Dodgers farm system for major league talent, giving the White Sox catcher Andy Pages (who is currently on the Dodgers’ major league roster), No. 1 prospect Dalton Rushing, No. 3 prospect Nick Frasso, No. 5 prospect Kyle Hurt, No. 9 prospect Payton Martin, No. 14 prospect Justin Wrobleski and No. 18 prospect Emil Morales.
