The Los Angeles Dodgers spent a lot of money during the offseason, and they look to be the first team in Major League Baseball to win back-to-back World Series since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998 to 2000.
The Dodgers remain one of the top teams in the league despite the injuries to their pitching staff. After recently promoting rookie catcher Dalton Rushing to the big leagues, there have been rumors that the 24-year-old could be traded. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported that the Dodgers are unlikely to trade Rushing.
“It’s easy to interpret the Dodgers’ recent promotion of rookie Dalton Rushing as the possible prelude to a trade,” Rosenthal wrote. “But even though Hunter Feduccia could slide into the backup catcher’s role, the Dodgers are not inclined to move Rushing, and certainly not for a short-term fix.”
“Good hitters are in increasingly short supply, and Rushing offers considerable offensive promise. If the Dodgers are willing to forsake the value he would provide as a catcher, he could end up replacing Michael Conforto next season in left field. The entire point of the Dodgers’ offseason buildup was to avoid overpaying at the deadline. The team, even with all its injuries, should be plenty deep in starting pitchers and position players.”
Rushing has played well for Los Angeles across his first six games with the team. The rookie catcher is slashing .250/.286/.586 with five hits, four runs and a double in six games, with four RBIs. The only downside with Rushing is his 11 strikeouts in 20 at-bats.
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Rushing has a lot of upside for the Dodgers’ lineup now and in the future. Despite the injuries the team has been dealing with, trading away Rushing would be a bad move.
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