The Dodgers have added a late-game option to the bullpen, announcing a one-year guarantee with free agent reliever Daniel Hudson on Tuesday. It’s reportedly a $7MM guarantee for the Jet Sports Management client, which takes the form of a $6MM salary and at least a $1MM buyout on a 2023 club option valued at $6.5MM. That club option will increase by $100K increments if he finishes 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 games in 2022, for a total of $500K in potential incentives.
It’ll be Hudson’s second stint in Dodger blue. The right-hander also spent the 2018 season with Los Angeles, tossing 46 innings of 4.11 ERA ball out of the bullpen. He’s been far better in two of the past three years, though, again attracting the attention of the Dodgers’ front office.
Hudson split the 2019 campaign between the Blue Jays and Nationals, combining for 73 frames with a 2.47 ERA. That didn’t come with nearly as impressive peripherals, but the Nats saw enough to re-sign the Virginia native to a two-year deal. Hudson didn’t pitch well during the shortened 2020 campaign, struggling with both walks and home runs en route to a 6.10 ERA.
The veteran hurler turned things around in 2021, getting off to a sterling start. Hudson made 32 appearances with Washington over the season’s first few months, pitching to a minuscule 2.20 ERA with an elite 37.8% strikeout rate and a tiny 5.5% walk percentage. That made him a desirable trade chip, and the Padres landed him a few days before the deadline.
Hudson didn’t sustain that level of success with San Diego down the stretch. He allowed 13 runs (11 earned) in 19 innings with the Friars, nearly doubling his first-half walk rate. The 34-year-old continued to miss plenty of bats, though, and it seems the Dodgers are betting that kind of swing-and-miss stuff will allow him to find more success keeping runs off the board than he did with San Diego.
Altogether, Hudson tossed 51 2/3 innings with a 3.31 ERA in 2021. His 35.7% strikeout rate and 15.7% swinging strike rate were each career-best marks, while his 97 MPH average fastball velocity tied a personal-high. There’s a chance Hudson’s high-octane arsenal allows him to thrive as a late-game option for manager Dave Roberts, although it’s critical that he continue to miss plenty of bats. Hudson’s an extreme fly-ball pitcher who gives up quite a bit of hard contact when batters do the ball in play. That’s led to him surrendering 1.7 homers per nine innings pitched over the past two years, a mark that’s a fair bit worse than that of the league average bullpen arm.
Jeff Passan of ESPN first reported the Dodgers and Hudson were nearing agreement on a one-year deal worth around $7MM. The Associated Press reported the presence of the 2023 club option, as well as the specific salary breakdown.
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Nice deal!
One of the more underrated free agent relievers
Good to see the Dodgers do SOMEthing? Dodgers lose Cy Scherzer and Corey Seager in the same day and their clap back is overpaying Daniel Hudson. At least they didn’t pay him as much as Andrew Heaney. This team is going off the rails with analytics. It screwed them in the playoffs but somehow they still buy in enough to believe Heaney and Hudson are worth as much as a $15.5M player while letting the real stars walk away.
Stars don’t win championships. If they did, the Phils and the Mets would run away with that division every year. Didn’t you just see what the Braves did?
Mets Missed War- Do you ever make a point or do you just have some odd fetish for typing words out on a page?
Paying a 37 year old pitcher who got a dead arm in the playoffs 130 million is how you end up off the rails. Love Seager but 325 million for him is a lot too. Dodgers will be find. imagine thinking Friedman won’t do what needs to be done
There’s other ways to distribute the 75 million a year that Scherzer and Seager are going to get and even if they don’t spend that much they’re still likely one of the top teams in the MLB. They could probably dumpster dive the offseason away and have better odds at the playoffs than the Mets or Rangers, and it’s the Dodgers, they’ll land replacements. Both the Mets and Rangers could sink their near future doing moves like they are, even if it makes sense why both teams would do what they’ve done.
You’re right but if you have a team without stars you usually don’t win either.
Exactly Capn Crunch! As much I like Seager’s hit tool and Scherzer overall, it has seemed like Kersh and CT3 were the most realistic FAs to re-sign (with the CBA and Bauer situation looming).
Unless Jansen accepts some type of unlikely discount, he is likely pitching elsewhere next season as well.
I’m not saying the Dodgers should have paid those guys what they got. I’m saying the Dodgers roster lost a lot. It happens and it was probably smart to let them go. Stars don’t always win it but overpaying for lesser players isn’t the answer. Hudson is not a $7M AAV pitcher and Lord knows release candidate Heaney isn’t an $8.5M AAV pitcher. It’s just dumb to pay those guys this much. Sure, there is potential upside. Not enough though. What people are saying about Hudson and Heaney is exactly what people were saying when the Braves overpaid for Smyly. They “saw something in him” that just wasn’t there. At least not enough to translate to winning more games. The Braves didn’t win because they overpaid for Smyly. They won in spite of the fact they overpaid for Smyly. If the Dodgers win the same will be true about Heaney and Hudson. It’s a waste of good money that would actually buy them a real player. You don’t see small market teams paying guys like that this much money. That’s because chances are they aren’t worth it and when that happens they don’t have the payroll to clean up mistakes like this. The real question is why make the mistake in the first place? Even in this market $15.5M can get you a heck of a lot more than Daniel Hudson and terrible Andrew Heaney.
15.5 million for 1 season is nothing for a team that will blow over the tax.. What a weird thing to gripe over.
Steven Brault is available
It was Seager time to cash in. He will be missed. Now we move on just as he has.
GO Dodgers!!
Lmfao
Tre Turner brings far more to the table than Seager did. Dodgers may want to try to lock him up long term
Trea Turner is not a postseason hitter career less than .230. Seager meanwhile had one the best stretches in the postseason ever in 2020 winning both NLCS and WS MVPs. I’ll take playoff success over regular season success anyday. Especially since all 30 teams get in now
This is a good take ^^
Texas will not be in the postseason enough to realize Seager’s success there.
That is definitely cherry picking. Barry Bonds wasn’t a postseason hitter either but had a great 2002 postseason. Turner didn’t do bad in the 2019 playoffs for Washington and has the same amount of rings as Seager. Also the batting average is not that far apart as Seager’s career postseason BA is .236 and Turner’s is .228, and Seager has 85 more plate appearances
But not Corey Seager.
They have turner so made seager expendable. Why pay two guys over 600 mill not worth it
Seager got paid like he plays good defense. But we all know he doesn’t.
If they shift him to second he’d probably be fine.
The point is he isn’t worth the money unless he is playing SS.
If he can stay healthy his bat plays anywhere and he’ll be worth the money. I saw him as the Dodgers next 3B honestly but we can’t afford everyone so I respect his decision to get paid and take care of his family.
Everyone was crying Justin turner was worth the money but we signed him a year longer than we should have. We’ll get over Seager signing to the Rangers. Prob won’t see him in the playoffs for another couple years anyways
Dodgers must be bargain Cyber Monday shopping, lost Scherzer, lost Seager but hey they got Daniel Hudson..
As a Padres fan, losing Mad Max to FA after giving up Ruiz and Josiah, that going to sting a bit, nothing to show for it except a playoff spot. The west is anyone’s game now with all the losses from giants and dodgers over the last few days.
Umm, Trea Turner is still a Dodger. Keep that in mind.
Umm they got turner too and he still there . What 37 year old is worth over 100 mill who by season end fell apart ??
Yep, really need to extend T.Turner or the Dodgers will have lost not only Ruiz & Gray, but also Scherzer & T. Turner. That won’t look very cerebral.
@l9ydodger What if they win the 2022 WS?
What if Baltimore wins the WS if your counting on what ifs….
Agree with extending Trea asap!
Love the Padres and Tatis in an absolute animal, but in my opinion the Dodgers overall are still the better team. I hope the Padres do make a serious run in 2022, that they finished 28 games back last season was really disappointing..
You really think Dodgers are done with FA’s and trades? Hold on to your jockey shorts….
What a splash after losing out on scherzer and seager. C’mon dodgers front office its been a tough day
The dodgers are still championship contenders. I’m a braves fan but the Dodgers are still juggernauts and the best team in baseball in my opinion.
I’m a dodgers fan but you’re wrong. They will never win more championships with Roberts leading and now he doesn’t even have a stacked roster to cover his ass over a long season
They won the Covid series!
I’ve been a Dodger fan since 1968. Dave Roberts is the best manager they’ve had during that time.
Dave Roberts is a good manager and this is still a really good team
youre acting spoiled
I’ve been a Dodgers fan since 1964 and I disagree.
Been a Dodgers fan since 1983 and although I’m not a fan of Roberts use of our pitching staff this last postseason I’m not going to call for his head either. We’re pretty blessed to be Dodgers fans right now, feels ungrateful to act like we don’t have it really good. Hopefully there were some lessons learned with how things shook out of his year and we come back with an improved approach next postseason.
What’s to be grateful for? Bitter disappointment every year? I believe 2020 counts BUT we still haven’t seen them win in a full season in front of huge crowds
Daniella, you are clearly a fool.
Roberts is great at dealing with players and personalities and taking blame to cover for his players. However as for in game decision making he lacks in that department. Luckily for him the DH is probably coming back and will help remove a lot of in game decisions.
You can argue about whether Dave Roberts is a good manager until you’re Dodger Blue in the face, but if you never understand that he has his job and keeps it because he plays the Friedman game plan then you will be missing the only thing that matters by a long fly ball.
Spot on BlueSkies
You’re probably one of the idiots that booed Kenley Jansen too. Dave Roberts is the best manager that the Dodgers have had since Lasorda.
In the past 6 years, the LAD and Roberts have averaged 101 wins, finished 1st 5x, have been to the NLCS 5x, been the WS 3x, and won one WS. This has been one of the most dominant teams in history.
I’m a RS fan, and we’ve finished 1st 3x, in the playoffs 4x, the ALCS 2x, and won one WS. That’s a pretty good stretch for the RS, and we are nowhere near what the LAD have accomplished.
I don’t know how to credit (or blame) Roberts for much of anything. By the numbers he is the most successful Dodger manager since Lasorda, but then, after Lasorda the Dodgers were owned by clueless Fox then run into bankruptcy by the McCourts. Those were grim days of half-empty stadiums watching mediocre Dodger teams built out of odds and ends. The manager’s and GM’s jobs were much more difficult then, so any success they enjoyed was the result of good work done on and off the field under adverse circumstances. Both Roberts and Friedman have the luxury of operating in the environment of much larger financial resources. And don’t ever think that they aren’t joined at the hip, because that’s just how it works now on a team like the Dodgers.
Honestly, I disagree. Yeah I love both Max and Corey but for that money I’m ok with them walking. Those are both above market deals and if we signed either of them we would be waiving 3 other (ex. Trea, Buehler, Will Smith, etc.) out the door rather quickly as they also need to be paid
I don’t think the season starts tomorrow. I am not upset we didn’t buy into Boras’ extortion scheme. Let Scherzer and Seager enjoy next October golfing while the Dodgers are in the playoffs. Just shows that all the talk about winning is a lot of hot air.
I agree “grabby”, players continue to show that IT IS all about the money & not about winning, no matter how much that, that is their contention. All show, say the right thing in the interview then laugh all the way to the bank. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but, just be honest in your interviews.
Now that’s how you replace Max. Nice.
Solid reliever. Having to replace Seager, Kershaw, Scherzer, Taylor, Jansen, JT and whoever else must blow for Dodger fans. They gotta resign all of em just to break even.
JT is not a free agent. Sure, losing both Seager and Scherzer is a shot, but I haven’t heard where Kershaw, Taylor and Kenley have signed elsewhere. Even if they don’t re-sign any of them, it is not like the franchise is without options. They have money to spend and even more if Bauer gets suspended.
grabarkewitz
Even if they don’t re-sign any of them, it is not like the franchise is without options.
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Right now, imo, the LAD are the best team in BB, and I am not sure anyone is that close. The only thing that has happened is that the Dodgers have gotten thinner. Not quite skinny, but the farm has been reduced from great to merely good.
Past that, if I were a wagering man, I would take them even against any team in BB.
Easily they don’t have to replace seager . Move lux to 2nd play tt at his natural spot ss problem solve . Only person they really have to replace is max
Max was a rental, it’s Bauer they have to replace.
Dodgers won 107 games last year and didn’t even get 375 ABS from Corey Seager.
Overreaction Monday is upon us.
Why did he bat third if he sucked? The Dodgers resemble the Marlins after winning the Series. Giants and Padres should finish 1,2 in the West.
clown
Lol
Because Roberts is a spineless wuss who won’t bench someone who’s feeling might get hurt, look at home still playing beli who was the worst hitter in the entire league last season. He just stands there with a blank look on his face the entire game.
Corrosive take
Wow what a signing
One year seven million
Liked him a lot when he was a Jay. Solid relief.
Dodgers need to sign at least one SP, and the pickin’s are getting slimmer by the hour. Have to think they’ve decided to go the trade route for that.
Somebody somewhere is deciding right now what the overall worth of the available arms are and what cost it will take to either sign them or trade for them. 9/10 this FO has made the right decision and I put my faith in their process.
thanks Chaim
Would be an amazing signing if Daniel Hudson’s name was Corey Seager.
Imagine being a team that could let a player like Seager walk to a dumpster fire team like the Rangers and still be better than said dumpster fire
Rangers could sign every free agent from the Dodgers and not even sniff 85 wins
Solid bullpen pickup. The Dodgers “lost” Seager and Scherzer today and of course that is going to create some knee jerk reactions. I will always be grateful for Seager’s contributions over the years and to Scherzer for being a gamer down the stretch for us this season. Realistically we have Trea Turner to take over at SS and some young pitching that should continue to develop. I’m surprised and honestly relieved that we didn’t feel the need to just keep throwing insane amounts of cash at any player just because we can. Our success has come from being balanced with young homegrown talent, shrewd trades and spending money when it is necessary. Best of luck to those guys moving forward, it’s time for the next man to step up and the pups to keep developing and we will march forward with our successful model that has kept us in the hunt recently.
The Dodgers knew they were losing Scherzer and Seager. As a Dodger fan, I was expecting it and am okay with it. Andrew Friedman has created a blueprint that good teams are beginning to follow. Drafting, scouting, and homegrown talent, especially homegrown pitching. He built that in Tampa Bay and perfected it in a big-0market environment with Farhan Zaidi’s help. Fans of the Dodgers, Giants, Braves, Rays, Red Sox, and a few other good teams should trust their team’s front office. Savvy baseball fans will know what I mean.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers figure to have another strong bullpen. In addition to adding Hudson, they will welcome Tommy Kahnle and Caleb Ferguson back from injuries. Treinen, Graterol, Bickford, Kahnle, Phillips, White, Jackson from the right side; Vesia, Ferguson, Bruihl, Gonzalez from the left side, with Price being a wildcard if he chooses to return. That’s 12 guys.
A little more building around the margins and the team will be good to go, with a number of prospects expected to blend in late in 2022 and in 2023.
Yep and that’s without bringing back Jansen or Knebel. I’d be stoked to snag either one.
The Dodgers haven’t done much because they don’t need to do much.
Still wouldn’t rule them out of making a notable play or two. Say Stroman to replace Kershaw.
I’m thrilled if we don’t ink a deal longer than 2 years this entire off season
That’s what I thought we’d do and so far the Heaney Hudson deals are following suit
Buehler and Urias must factor into every ink we make up to 2024
I think May, who should be back mid-season, isn’t being mentioned enough as a bright spot for the Dodgers’ future.
Edit…just saw Cey Hey bring him up in a post below. Beat me to it.
Dodgers organization is a blue print for excellence. I hope that someday my Mets will follow this same path and stay on course.
Savvy baseball fans will know what I mean.
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I’ve seen more idiocy on the threads tonight than I usually see in a week. Usually, LAD fans are a little savvier.
There are no openings in their lineup. The only holes, such as they are, is whether Bellinger bounces back, and whether Lux can go decnt to very good.
Their rotation will be Buehler, Urias, Gonsolin, and maybe Kershaw, White, Price or Heaney.
They will continue to be one of the top teams in BB.
They’ll also get Dustin May back around August, and there’s a chance Bobby Miller makes his MLB debut at some point in 2022.
The wildcards are what they get out of Bellinger, Lux, and Muncy. I’m pretty confident Bellinger will bounce back in some way. I also remain high on Lux, whose speed alongside Trea Turner’s can give the offense a different look. Muncy is more up-in-the-air due to the injury. A downside to the lockout is Muncy won’t have access to team doctors during that time (nor will May). But even that has probably been planned for.
It’s a long way to opening day. No need to fret like some fans do when Andrew Friedman is calling the shots.
You forgot Ryan Pepiot and Andre Jackson. Their only weaknesses are bench bats and the middle of the rotation, but even then they can survive,
Seager was homegrown talent.
Friedman spent 300M+ on Betts, but not Seager?
Betts still irritates me, got a game suspended because of a police shooting. When the police shooting turns out justified when Blake fought with officers and then admitted to reaching for a knife. But Betts doesn’t apologize?
Time to go sign Kyle Seager and see if anyone notices. Lol
Cool, now trade for another top-shelf starter, re-sign CK, CT, and Kenley, then maybe go out and get Joc back, since his post-season production is worth putting up with his mediocre regular season results.
Then go shopping for more depth.
I wonder if LA is interested in bringing Kenley Jansen back? I thought he was done in 2020 but he had a monster 2021 and was unhittable for most of the season. He was great in the post season too. If they are paying Hudson $7M, I’m guessing Jansen would command $10M+, but how many years do you give him?
He had a monster season last year, and while we all know how volatile relievers are, I’m sure he’ll get a 2 or 3 year offer from more than one team because of his resurgence.
Maybe 2/$24 million or 3/$36?
I think the Dodgers would prefer a 2+ 1 with a club option for year 3
I’m sure Kenley wants 4 guaranteed and can surely get it if he’s open to the 29 other options
I think he ends up outside LA but maybe just 35 miles east on a 3/42 4th year option w 3 mill buyout netting him 45 guaranteed with the Angels
I’d gladly take that. I think Jansen showed this year he can re-invent himself a bit and stay effective. Too many relievers fall off a cliff because they can’t conjure a Plan B.
Plus I happen to be pals with one of Jansen’s close friends and know Kanley is a great guy who gives back to the community. Yes, this is a results business but it is a lot easier to root for guys like Jansen.
@HalosHeavenJJ, Jansen also rebounded from two heart procedures. He’ll help someone as a closer and be a positive influence in the clubhouse. I’m just thinking the Dodgers have prepared for his departure along with the others. I can see them bringing Knebel back instead of Jansen, though that would probably mean another reliever is traded. Friedman and the Dodgers front office are generally tight-lipped about rumors leaking out. I’ve learned to expect the unexpected.
With Muncy’s slow recovery, someone suggested the Dodgers could possibly make a trade with Oakland for Olsen and perhaps Montas. I can see Friedman doing something like that.
35 miles east? Is he gonna pitch for the Quakes?
In Soviet Russia, the Quakes pitch you.
Lake Elsinore Storm just got an upgrade! l
Wait…this is boring…we want more Rangers signings!
As a Cards fan, I am happy to see the free agents go to teams that while maybe contenders, probably have some work to do. The NL East should be fun. But if the Reds sell off rotation arms, it will be between the Cards and the Brewers, who so far have done little to upgrade their offence or defence. Probably not fair to the NL East, or West that at least one of the Cards will at least be Wild Card teams.
@spudchukar, Oakland, too. There are plenty of reasonably-priced, short-term rotation options for teams that have the prospect capital to get it done. John Means would be another one. As a fan, I would rather my contending team trade for Castillo’s second and third arb years than shell out for five years on a free agent.
I wonder if the Jays were in on Hudson, seems like a quality reliever at a reasonable price point. Then again, it is the Dodgers, so maybe he wanted that near-guaranteed post-season.
There is some payroll freedom on this team. After this year, the only contract on the payroll is Betts. Yeah, they need to extend a few players but most of this team is on short term deals or under controlled salaries. That is nice situation when you have guys like Turner, Urias, Buehler, Bellinger and Smith all closing it to getting paid. I expect some signings, but none like the Rangers or Mets are giving out. Probably some four year deals, at the most and likely none in the AAV stratosphere of Seager or Scherzer.
Agree but Bellinger is going to have to bounce back in a big way if he’s going to be taking up any significant piece of Dodgers payroll after his performance last season
Hudson will be more like what the Padres saw.
Solid bullpen piece. Only 1 year as well.
Take the savings of letting Seaver and Scherzer walk and go pry Freddie Freeman away from Atlanta ! 😉
typos 🙁
So you want to spend $25M+ on Freeman, so that Freeman’s 4.7 bWAR will replace Muncy’s 4.9 bWAR?
@JoeBrady, You said all that needs to be said. No way would the Dodgers do that. It’s more likely they get involved with Oakland re Matt Olson.
That’s the fun of the offseason for me: seeing how various teams allocate their resources to build a roster that gives them the most bang for their back. Some of these so-called minor moves teams are making will pay dividends during a six-month season.
Muncy can’t play 2nd ? $25M is too much for an MVP ?♂️
So you are going to pay Freeman $25M for his 4.4 bWAR/650, instead of pay Lux $600k for his 2.7 fWAR/650, while having to move Max off of 1st?
As a BB strategist, what you really need to do is to think of ‘what do the LAD need’, not ‘which good players are out there’. You have a good rotation, but you are definitely short a #5 at this point. Nor do you have a closer.
Or, think of this as alternate pairings. For $25M, you could sign Freeman or Kershaw. So do you prefer Freeman & Price #5, or do you prefer Lux and Kershaw #5?
The Dodgers are not limited to $25M. No telling exactly what Kershaw is looking for. The Dodgers are exploring Lux in the Outfield. A potent bat in Seager is gone. A slow recovery for Muncy. Any lingering effect? Freeman is a proven stud. There’s nothing wrong about pursuing a player of his caliber and in such a competitive division over 162. Sure, the Dodgers don’t have a lot of “needs” but, yes, Freddie Freeman in the lineup is an improvement to their roster. He doesn’t interfere with other master strategies for the Dodgers. It doesn’t really matter… win or lose the Dodgers pay me the same $$$
Joe Brady makes a lot of sense. If Muncy recovers, we do not need Freeman. I have been a big Lux supporter and he showed tremendous upside in 2021, while learning to play centerfield on the fly. He will fit right into 2B. Need a starter or two and we are good to go.
Big fan of Scherzer and Seager. The two of them would have cost over $450m over the course of their contracts. Ridiculous!
I agree Muncy has been terrific!
$125,000 per inning for Hudson $41,000+ per out…good for him!
Now do Max lol
Are the D’s about to replace Kershaw and Scherzer with Andrew Haney and this clown?
It’s interesting that the Padres had no interest in resigning Hudson, citing not only poor performance but lack of command.. Maybe he’ll turn things around in LA.
Does anyone else get the sense that Friedman is terrible at scouting? Sure he’s a wizard with trades and negotiations, but he hasn’t found a diamond in the rough since Farhan left. Seeing a rotation of failed players, and SF getting 107 wins with the island of misfit toys makes me believe his early scouting success came from Zaidi. I am a bit worried with guys like AA and Farhan gone, Friedman has to hire more brains in the think tank.
I was hoping the Angels would make a run at Hudson and/or Knebel on one year deals.
Angels already had Hudson in 2019 but decided he was too good and released him.
Funny how relievers tend to succeed once they leave the Angels. Just look at Hunter Strickland and Tony Watson last season.
Really?
WTF? Why?
DHudson is just replacing Joe Kelly, BTW is cheaper two.
MISSED IT BY THAT [ = ] MUCH !!
According to informed sources, The Marlins were in on Daniel Hudson right up until he signed the deal to join the Dodgers.. The Marlins made a “strong” offer, but not one that matched the Dodgers’ financial commitment. The Marlins weren’t the only team to be outbid.
The Minnesota Twins had also been linked to Hudson.
Without the sticky stuff,idk…It’s not cold 3 months of the season in LA.Seems like the NL West has been there,done that ,all over Hudson in the past.
I suppose that makes it official. Hudson is the new closer and Jansen goes elsewhere.
Kind of shocked that nobody else has picked on the fact that the terms of the Hudson signing now points to Jansen’s long and highly successful tenure as the Dodgers closer having ended. With so little else to write about during this lockout you’d think they’d be all over this story.
See if Oakland will part with Matt Olson for Gavin Lux. Taylor or Muncy can play 2B and/or DH if that happens.
Then either sign Rodon or see if Oakland will include Manaea, Bassitt, or Montas in an expanded Olson trade.
C Smith
1B Olson
2B Taylor
SS Turner
3B Turner
LF Pollock
CF Bellinger
RF Betts
DH Muncy
Urias / Buehler / Rodon / Gonsolin / Heaney.
When May returns, he is an asset to either the rotation or bullpen. Hopefully David Price can give them something too.