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Dodgers Exercise Blake Treinen’s Club Option; Decline Daniel Hudson’s Option

By Mark Polishuk | November 5, 2023 at 4:55pm CDT

The Dodgers announced their full list of option decisions, including the previously-reported news that the club options on Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly, and Alex Reyes were all declined.  L.A. also declined Daniel Hudson’s $6.5MM club option for the 2024 season, but the team is exercising its club option on reliever Blake Treinen.  Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports (via X) that Treinen’s club option is worth $1MM.

Treinen has pitched only five Major League innings since the start of the 2022 season, as the right-hander has battled shoulder problems that required a surgery almost exactly a year ago.  Treinen was able to start a rehab assignment last August but threw only 2 1/3 innings in the minors over three appearances.

Even after two lost years for Treinen, it’s still a pretty low-cost risk for the Dodgers to exercise their $1MM option on the 35-year-old.  The size of Treinen’s option wasn’t set in stone, as the terms of his May 2022 extension with the club dictated that the club option would be worth anywhere from $1MM to $7MM based on various health-related factors.  Since Treinen ended up not pitching at all in 2023, his option ended up clocking in at the lowest possible amount.

Hudson tore his left ACL in June 2022, which ended that season and kept him on the sidelines for almost a full year.  While he returned to pitch in three games this summer, Hudson then hit the injured list again due to an MCL sprain in his right knee, and he was also bothered by ankle tendinitis.  With these injuries hampering both his career and his quality of life over the last two years, Hudson has hinted that he might bring his 14-year MLB career to a close.

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  1. Senioreditor

    2 years ago

    Very very small gamble for Treinen.

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    • MLB Top 100 Commenter

      2 years ago

      Treinen received $25 million for four years (8, 8, 8, 1) and pitched five innings in 2022 and zero innings in 2023.

      If this is highway robbery, Blake was doing the theft!

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      • amk1920

        2 years ago

        Treinen was one of the best RPs in baseball from 2020-21. He gave them plenty of value.

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    • BlueSkies_LA

      2 years ago

      It’s chump change compared to most options. Dunno if it’s just my imagination but it seems like fewer and fewer of them are getting picked up. Most of them seem to be designed to be declined.

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  2. Dogs for Hire

    2 years ago

    If Treinen is healthy, this is highway robbery.

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    • mlb fan

      2 years ago

      Not “robbery”, just business. The Dodgers lost the gamble the last couple yrs with Trenien and are now trying to recoup some losses by exercising a low AAV contract option they negotiated. Just standard contractual business as usual.

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    • Brew88

      2 years ago

      his mental health is concerning though

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    • Rsox

      2 years ago

      No, its reimbursement for all the money Treinen’s been paid for absolutely nothing over the past two years

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  3. bravesfan

    2 years ago

    Really an easy decision for BT.

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    • Smacky

      2 years ago

      He’s 35 and – sfgate.com/athletics-column/article/Athletics-Dodg…

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  4. Qrusher

    2 years ago

    After his shoulder problems, who knows what BlaQ has left. It’s only $1mil so who cares i guess, but i’d be shocked if he was anywhere near what kind of pitcher he was a few years ago.

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  5. taran7

    2 years ago

    Q Anon Blake.

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  6. Mech986TRtt

    2 years ago

    Really sad about Hudson, he was pitching so well when he hurt his Knee, then came back only to get hurt again. His lower body betrayed him while his arm and upper body seems to still be ok. But you can’t pitch without a solid lower foundation and he just hasn’t been able to build it back up. Hope he at least has good health.

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