Jan. 31: The guarantee on Paxton’s deal is actually just $7MM, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. That comes in the form of the previously reported $3MM signing bonus and a $4MM salary. Additionally, Paxton will receive a $2MM bonus for being on the roster for either (but not both) the roster for the Dodgers’ season opener in South Korea against the Padres on March 20 or their domestic opener against the Cardinals on March 28. If not, he’d earn a $1MM bonus if added to the roster before April 15.
Paxton will also earn a $600K bonus for making his sixth, eighth, tenth, 12th and 16th starts of the season, plus a $1MM bonus for reaching 18 starts. In all, there’s an additional $6MM available in incentives. Essentially, if he’s healthy enough for to make the Opening Day roster and make 18 starts, he’ll earn $13MM on the one-year arrangement.
Jan. 23: An active offseason continues, as the Dodgers announced they have signed left-hander James Paxton to a one-year deal. The Boras Corporation client is reportedly guaranteed $11MM, taking the form of a $3MM signing bonus and an $8MM salary. He’d also receive a $1MM roster bonus if he’s healthy enough to be active on Opening Day (or $500K if he starts the year on the injured list but returns by April 15).
The deal also contains up to $1MM in performance bonuses. He’d lock in an extra $250K for making 16 and 18 starts apiece and would max out the deal with another $500K for reaching 20 starts. Los Angeles has yet to formally announce the contract, but they already have a vacancy on the 40-man roster.
Los Angeles has been MLB’s most aggressive team. While they’ve committed upwards of a billion dollars in free agency, the rotation depth still stands as a bit of a question mark. Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch in 2024 as he works back from elbow surgery. The Dodgers signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto and acquired Tyler Glasnow to join Walker Buehler and Bobby Miller atop the starting staff.
There’s huge upside with that quartet, but it’s also a group that carries some risk. Excellent as Yamamoto has been in Japan, he has yet to pitch in the majors. Glasnow’s career high in innings at the MLB level, established last season, is only 120 frames. Buehler missed all of last season recovering from his second Tommy John surgery. Miller had a very good rookie season but only has 22 MLB starts to his name.
L.A. had a few notable departures from the rotation. Julio Urías is a free agent and unlikely to return as MLB investigates domestic violence allegations against him. Clayton Kershaw is still unsigned. While the Dodgers would surely welcome him back, he wouldn’t be an option until at least midseason as he rehabs from shoulder surgery. Ryan Pepiot was dealt to Tampa Bay in the Glasnow deal.
Tony Gonsolin could miss all of next season after undergoing his own TJS procedure in late August. Dustin May will be sidelined into the season after a flexor tendon surgery in early July. With both pitchers starting the season on the injured list, Los Angeles may have had to turn the fifth starter role to one of Emmet Sheehan, Michael Grove, Ryan Yarbrough or Gavin Stone.
Should they finalize a deal with Paxton, he’d take the final spot in the Opening Day staff. He’s certainly not a bankable source of innings either. The 35-year-old has battled myriad injuries throughout his career, particularly over the last four years. He was limited to five starts during the shortened 2020 season. His elbow gave out during his first start of the ’21 campaign, necessitating Tommy John surgery. His efforts to make a comeback late in the ’22 season were derailed when he tore his lat on a minor league rehab stint.
A right hamstring strain forced the 6’4″ southpaw to open last year on the IL as well. He finally made it back on the mound in the second week of May. Despite the long layoff, Paxton brandished the 95 MPH fastball he’d owned before the surgery. For a while, that was translating into excellent results. The Canadian hurler worked to a 2.73 ERA while striking out more than 29% of opposing hitters in 56 innings through the All-Star Break.
He couldn’t maintain that form. Paxton allowed nearly seven earned runs per nine over 40 innings after the Midsummer Classic. His strikeouts plummeted to a modest 19.4% clip, while his walks jumped a few percentage points relative to the first half. Right knee inflammation sent him back to the IL in early September and ended his season a few weeks early. He finished the year with a 4.50 ERA in 96 innings covering 19 starts. His 24.6% strikeout rate was slightly above par, while he walked an average 8% of batters faced.
Given the volatility associated with the Dodgers’ collection of in-house arms, there’s an argument they should’ve pursued a more stable source of volume innings. That’s generally not how they’ve preferred to construct pitching staffs, however. The L.A. front office has shown a willingness to roll the dice on upside plays while accepting health risks. Paxton would be another acquisition of that ilk.
Of course, the Dodgers have the freedom to place those kinds of bets thanks to their spending capacity. Roster Resource projects the organization’s luxury tax commitments for the upcoming season at a staggering $301MM. Signing Paxton would push that number around $313MM, moving ahead of the Yankees and alongside the Mets for the highest payroll in the sport. That comes with a hefty tax bill.
The Dodgers are in the final tier of luxury penalization and have exceeded the threshold in each of the last two years. As a result, they’re taxed at a 110% rate on any spending at this point. Paxton’s deal would come with a $13.2MM fee, bringing their total expenditure to $25.2MM for one year of his services.
That’s a mark that few teams, if any, would come close to matching. Yet it’s the latest reflection of their all-in approach. Paxton would join Ohtani, Yamamoto, Glasnow, Teoscar Hernández, Manuel Margot and returnees Jason Heyward and Joe Kelly as notable offseason pickups as the Dodgers push for an 11th NL West title in the last 12 years.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post first reported the Dodgers and Paxton were working on an agreement. Alden González of ESPN reported the approximate $11MM guarantee. Fabian Ardaya of the Athletic reported the presence of performance bonuses. Heyman was first to confirm the deal was done and the presence of the Opening Day roster bonus, while The Associated Press specified the performance bonus terms and the contract breakdown.
Image courtesy of USA Today Sports.
So much for a return to the Red Sox.
Breaking News: Dodgers sign the entire Red Sox team
They will sign our entire team and use more payroll money than our team costs, since we are now a poor franchise.
Aren’t the Dodgers trying to win?
They’ll make him better as they did with Brasier.
And Heaney. Also remember Tyler Anderson. They have a great track record of getting the most out of pitchers. Syndergaard has been their only recent failure.
They will have the most expensive IL of any team.
RE stymee
“They will have the most expensive IL of any team.”
People say stuff like this as if means something.
If players like Glasnow and Paxton were more durable they’d command bigger salaries
Their injury histories are factored into their contracts
Obviously it didn’t factor into their contracts.
Glasnow is getting 30 million a season and Paxton 11-12. Paxton was no better than Lynn or Gibson who got 10 and 12 million respectively.
If players like Glasnow and Paxton were more durable they’d command bigger salaries
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I say this all the time. When folks point out a player’s deficiencies, those deficiencies are already baked into the price.
If Giolito was the same pitcher he was two years ago, his price tag would $150M/6. And further, this is the difference between the good GMs and the weaker GMs-the ability to figure out which player you are getting.
Unfortunately, the vitriol and jealousy being directed at the Dodgers on this site over the past few months, seems to correlate directly with an attitude among many people in this country to ignore facts and vent frustration.
Probably. Paxton has only pitched 117.2 innings total in the last 4 seasons.
drasco
“Paxton 11-12. Paxton was no better than Lynn or Gibson who got 10 and 12 million respectively”
You, you see what you just said right? And that it supports my argument and not yours
Vitriol and jealousy are alittle extreme???. Isn’t this on level of playground smack talking. On this post, it’s more tongue and cheek. But vitriol?????
Well said JB
I see and have experienced far more vitriol from Dodger fans.
CALgb….yes, vitriol. Just a few examples from January:
” Fake loser Trumbo’s mute works just fine. You clowns want to talk baseball or just think everyone here is me? Get a life”
“Stttfffuuu we hate your guts you lil maggot!”
“I HATE the dodgers… So much, flames, flames on the side of my face, heaving, heaving…”
” The Dodgers won the World Season in a 60-game season. Weak!!! That win definitely needs an asterisk beside it. I wouldn’t be running around and bragging about that WS ring.
I have a strong feeling in my gut that Ohtani tears his ACL this season. I feel it in my gut. It’ll happen while he is running the bases. He has a tendency to overdo it on the basepaths. Usually players in their late 20s and have a height over 6’3″ be a long track record in succumbing to the torn ACL.
The Dodgers will not recover and the 2024 will be a lost season for the Dodgers.”
“They deserve $hit all. What a bunch of entitled little princesses.
“Go cry more communist.”
“F… Snell and Bellinger. And Farhan Zaidi”
“First round loss. and Yamamoto tears his MCL by the trade deadline”
“Congrats to everyone’s new favorite team to hate. Karma gonna bring them more injuries than the Angels”
“SF…a real shiatehole”
This trash, written by anonymous individuals who have registered to make comments on this site, has no place here. These comments are still on the site, despite complaints. I could have provided many, many more; but, I have muted the authors.
@norcalblue: based on your name, I assume you live on or near the bay. Yes, some of these posts are childish and uncalled for. But to be fair, this site is much more tamer than Bleacher Report or other similar sites.
The bigger issue: The societal epidemic when fans or worse keyboard GMs start verbally abusing other team’s fans. Irrelevant of the professional sport or geographical location, I am surprised how obsessed fans act towards rival fans. These teams don’t pay for us to cheer or rep gear for them. No it’s reverse. We spend hundreds if not thousands of $. I bet the profiteering billionaires laugh in their luxury boxes or yachts when they hear fans bicker over subjective matters of which players and teams are better.
People would rather believe what a con man repeats over and over in order to get their money than take the time to fact check anything.
Most people are scumbags. And the internet really brings them out.
Tyler Anderson had a great year in 2022, his ERA last year was at 5.6.
The Dodgers apparently didn’t get the best out of him using your logic
Yeah I am jealous that they can spend money like it’s water and not win WS championships
Nah, you really haven’t.
@TheMan3
What?
Paxton’s contract $11 million are contingent on his pitching a certain amount of games.
And deferring the season until 2029
Paxton reportedly wanted to come back to Boston, too. Apparently one year at $10-12 million was just too expensive for the Red Sox “impoverished” ownership to afford.
they blew their wad on Giolito. get Rich Hill or someone- anyone- to sign a 1 year deal and turn the page to the 2025 season.
James Paxton barely pitched 150 innings in 2019. At 36, they’ll be lucky to get 75.
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“James Paxton barely pitched 150 innings in 2019. At 36, they’ll be lucky to get 75”
They are probably expecting 100ish innings. They’ve got to get 4000ish outs this year. Paxton will get a few hundred of them.
People say stuff like this as if they know something the team doesn’t. If Paxon didn’t have this injury history, he’d sign for a lot more
Dodgers are building depth.
I’m sure he wanted to keep the option open of returning to Boston, but can’t imagine any player turning down the opportunity of playing for the Dodgers. Guaranteed postseason, play with Ohtani and Yamamoto, and Mookie and Freeman, plus knowing the Dodgers make pitchers better. How could the Red Sox compete?
Don’t listen to anything Filihack has to say, it is one of the worst posters on this whole site, and don’t have a constructive argument with it or disagree, because it will “mute you”. Fear the mute of Filihack..
Depth is built by having players available. With Paxton, I wouldn’t call it a depth signing, it’s more of a roll of the dice with his past history, furthermore, he’s 36 years old. If he exceeds 100ip then the roll of the dice might have been successful, big if.
There, you had to get personal.
Fans aren’t allowed to be critical.
Paxton probably gets 35 IPs and burns out the pen in his 8 starts.
I can’t wait to see the Dodgers lose !
Per Rob Bradford, Paxton’s priority was staying in the west coast closer to his home. Fine with me. This is too much money for a 35 year old often injured pitcher and the fan base would still be crying if they signed him.
If your team sucks and all you got is hoping another team loses, all the power to you. But the LA Dodgers lives rent free in your mind. That is a fact my man.
Anymore deferred payments?
@99CaptainJudge99
Rent-free……
You write this as though it’s something mystical, or some scam the Dodgers alone have cooked up, or in any way bad business that’s not available to every other team in making a deal with any available player.
And while it helps when a player makes so much money that they don’t “need” their salary up-front–which was the true genius of the Ohtani signing–it’s nevertheless a collectively bargained tool that can be employed by anyone at any time.
Which means that even your beloved Yankees–who couldn’t even get a meeting with Ohtani–are free to agree to deals employing deferred payments…if, of course, they can convince FAs to sign there in the first place.
Have a great day.
Quick question. Just because it was collectively bargained doesn’t mean it’s not being taken advantage of. Do you feel it is fair? Also how likely are we to see the rules change in the next agreement?
So if the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn you think Ohtani would’ve signed with them?
They won’t change it. Both players and owners want it. It’s only sour fans that hate it. Check your team. See if some of your guys deferred.
@Spaced-Cowboy
Actually, the fact that it was collectively bargained–which means the union and owners ALL agreed on the rules governing deferrals, etc.–means it isn’t “being taken advantage of.” Like…that’s what it LITERALLY means.
The issue that so many folks here seem to either struggle with or not understand at all is that Ohtani was a true one-of-one FA, in that he was willing to set the bar with his deal (so as to help his fellow union members, as the rising tide that can lift their boats) while also not necessarily NEEDING the money from his 10yr/$460M contract (which is the actual value of the deal, period the end). And so, offering to defer the overwhelming majority of his salary was something the rules allowed for AND was something Ohtani could afford to do AND was something that would then help the team that signed him to use the funds Ohtani left available to build the best possible team around him.
That’s not “taking advantage of” anything; that’s just remarkably good business.
As for whether I think it’s fair, well…yes, I do think it’s fair, because A) everyone agreed to the possibility of it and B) every other team AND/OR player can use a similar framework to build a contract structure of its/their own.
As for how likely we are to see the rules change, well…not very likely, if only because the union is unlikely to retrench on any contractual position that allows teams to ultimately pay its membership the most dollars (however fuzzy the math).
If anything, the sport needs a salary floor, so at long last the skinflint owners who cry poverty will be forced to either spend the money they all have (but want their fan bases to believe they don’t have) or sell to owners who will.
But as it pertains to what the Dodgers did–again, at Ohtani’s suggestion/behest–the entire thing was purely great business, and the whinging on this site and elsewhere is far better directed at the cheap owner of your favorite team.
Concessions are made when bargaining an agreement. To say that all owners agreed doesn’t exclude the notion that owners felt the deferred money could be more advantageous to big spending markets. Nor does it mean that they agree with every rule or detail. I agree a salary floor should be in place, but it is not. The big spending owners are clearly in the driving seat. This isn’t about Ohtani or even the dollar amount, or even the idea that any team can defer money. I am not questioning the business side of things. I am questioning if it’s bad business. MLB seems destined to destroy any parity in the league by letting the larger market teams get away with everything. This feels very similar to the Braves situation (International FAs) and I do believe a revision will be made to contracts with deferred money. Any sort of luxury tax evasion should be punished or put under a microscope, even if it’s considered “smart” business. The whole concept of the luxury tax was to pay out towards smaller market teams and raise the floor and create parity. Neither has happened. I am not crying foul for rich owners that refuse to spend, I am merely pointing out the rabbit hole of luxury tax evasion when pertaining to fairness and parity in the league.
Thank you, as always, for your insight.
Well, they really needed their 9th starting pitcher since each one (like Paxton) only makes 15 starts.
Now, they can round out the rotation by signing Kershaw for the 10th spot and they will almost have a starting pitcher for every game.
That strategy works well for the regular season. I think it will be maybe 28 GS for YY, and 20 for a few others, but imho, the best way to win is to bring out a QS every game, no matter who is getting them.
just – The Dodgers can’t sign any Red Sox players that are currently under contract.
That means they can sign guys like Duvall, Kluber and Turner but not Red Sox players under contract for 2024.
He’ll pitch for 3 weeks before getting injured
Just think that 78-84 team has lost or will lose Paxton, Turner and Duvall and has not replaced any of them and still owes Turner $6,7M. Loser
Management starting with Sam Kennedy has to go.
He was never going back to Boston. It was determined that the Red Sox are now a small market team.
He should be paid per start. He doesn’t deserve this contract.
That contract says it all:
First bonus after 6 starts!
Last bonus after 18 starts because we can’t even possibly imagine more than that.
Basically, they’re expecting/hoping for 10-12 starts. What a joke.
$600k in 2024 and $8 million deferred paid 2029-2032.
I want to reply with good one, but I will defer that statement till later
That would have be a trade to include a statement later.
I knew someone would have to make that same wore out comment. It was only funny the first time.
Sorry for you, but comments like that one are going to be deferred over the next ten years for sure.
I thought it was 2049-2052
The sad part is that it’s so believable I had to check to see if it was accurate…
Hell why not!
They must have received permission for a 62-man roster this year…..
LOL! I apologize for the gluttonous display they are putting on, Clip.
Eh, it’s okay, Trumbo. I mean, 40-man rosters were soooo last year anyway.
P.S. Clip pretty sure “daveygee” is our pal from yesterday as well.
Hm, makes sense.
Sttffuu you disgusting lil freak! Inbred mongrel!
Yankee Clipper- not true, standard 40 man roster but all the DL spot they need.
Sure, why not. They’re now at $313M instead of $301M. Potato, Potawto.
That’s a nice signing for the back end of the rotation. Glasnow, Yamamoto, Miller, Buehler (when he comes back), Paxton, Sheehan/Stone/River Ryan/Nick Frasso. Not bad. Now need a few arms for the pen. Bring back Brasier.
They have at least 13 spots filled if they sign Paxton. I don’t see anymore pitching acquisitions.
The bullpen needs some help. I think they got one more pen guy in ’em. Varland can go or maybe Vesia if they want to package them up with another young pitcher and maybe Taylor for a reliever and a SS
Brasier would make a lot of sense to bring back on a one year deal. He was crazy good for them last season after they “fixed” him.
They currently have Ricky Vanasco on the 40-Man too, so I think they would do something with him before they would think about doing something with Garland or Vesia.
I think Vanasco probably has more upside than Varland. He was quite good as a reliever in AAA last year.
Good point as Varland pitched well in AAA for the Dodgers in a larger sample last year too, but struggled at the MLB level and is 2 years older. It would likely just depend on who the Dodgers think has more upside. Varland has filthy stuff, but it didn’t translate yet at the highest level. I haven’t seen what Vanasco looks like on film yet, so I’ll trust you there.
@ Deferred
Ehh i think the bullpen is fine as it is. Nobody is gonna get DFA’d or sent down as it currently stands.
Current locks are:
Phillips
Brusdar
Kelly
Ferguson
Yarbrough
Vesia
Then guys coming back from injury are Treinen and JP Feyereisen.
Depth Guys are Grove, Hurt, Vanasco.
Stone in AAA?
For sure, Stone and Sheehan both probably start in AAA unless they are used in a 6-man rotation to start the season with Buehler starting on the DL most likely.
I didn’t know MLB had reinstated the DL. Anyhow, the only reason Buehler wouldn’t be on the opening day roster is if he’s injured in spring training. He was close to coming back last September. So no reason believe he won’t be ready six months later.
Daniel Hudson also could be back as well.
Hudson coming back feels like a long shot. He was considering retirement when he took that minors contract. If he doesn’t make the team out of spring training my guess is he hangs it up.
Lotta injuries or underperformance from other players would have to happen for Hudson to make the roster.
I also forgot to mention Gus Varland. I feel like he could take a big step forward this year if given the chance.
Probably. Though if he looks good after those two hard luck injuries his chances are as good as any of the others.
Just here for the dumb “$10 up front and $8 million deferred until 2040” comments.
The comments have been deferred to 2026 articles.
You say it’s a dumb comment… yet it also could be a true statement…
I’m here for the “he’s on a plane to Boston” comments.
I thought this was the Frazier, Andujar comment section? Damn it
That is a Blue Jays meme Joe and I would thank you not to infringe on that!
He was signed only after receiving rave reviews on how he looked on the backfields
As a Giants’ fan, I say yes, please.
Kershaw to Texas then.
That’s kinda my logic.
The only thing is, the Rangers have Scherzer, Mahle and deGrom all coming back from injury in the second half next season. The Rangers need another starter for the FIRST half of next season, and seeing how Kershaw will probably be out until at least July and possibly later, I don’t know that he makes a ton of sense for them at this point.
Rangers going to get Montgomery and Kershaw
@HBan22: The Rangers THINK and HOPE they will have Scherzer, Mahle, and deGrom coming back from injury in the second half next season.
But timely return or any effective return from injuries, especially to older pitchers, is not guaranteed.
He would never sully his lifetime Dodgers career by playing a single year for another team. Never happen.
He might not look at it as sullying anything. Money and statistical milestones talk and BS walks.
Baron, money aside, why couldn’t he hit those milestones in LA?
Sure, that’s how he’d want to end his storied career in LA. Sounds exactly like Kershaw. Some of you people aren’t paying attention.
BlueSkies, I am not sure how the rumor he would ever even consider playing for the Rangers started. He has never even hinted at anything like that. In what reality is Kershaw playing for the Rangers?
I blame bored sportswriters and over caffeinated fans, not necessarily in that order.
I think you actually nailed it. In order…
@Trumbo: He can’t if they don’t offer him a contract.
I don’t see that in the cards Baron o’l pal. I figure he either retires or chases the dream for 1 more year in LA.
Shoulders R very different from elbows, got TJS dwn to a science but when they open up that shoulder, it’s hard 2 count how many Ps come back anywhere close to what they were pre-knife. That capsule is never the same. Kershaw could be forced to retire cause he nvr fully regains his stuff. Don’t believe he comes back unless he’s able to perform upto his previous standards. They were very secretive bout this injury, team n player. Then outa nowhere he had shoulder worked on. Hate to see em in diff jersey. Think odds R Dodgers re-sign em n bring em back late season n4 playoff push. Go Dodgers !
Wonder what ol’ Douchy Gee has to say about that!
Agreed, pitching is outlier. You never have enough, but that goes for every team. The turnover in starting pitching is a an all time high. You can count on one hand the pitchers who pitch over 180 innings like the old days. Heck Koufax threw 300+ a couple of times. Contending teams that stay healthy today make the playoffs.
Kersh said he felt ooodles better immediately after the bandages came off. I am not sure what the surgery consisted of, but I do not recall it being a frayed labrum or torn rotator cuff, with the latter being a death dagger historically. In my own opinion, I believe LAD and Clayton have a gentleman’s agreement they don’t have to put on paper until the 60 day IL becomes a thing.
I blame bored sportswriters and over caffeinated fans
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WHATHEHECKDOESTHATMEANYOUCRAZY FRACKINGPOSTER?
Ooh, my Starbucks order just arrived. Have a great and pleasant day:)
@abcrazy4dodgers: Is that a quote? I seriously doubt he said “oodles.”
Kershaw has a poodle named oodles and his shoulders feel fine
@ JoeBrady. take a deep breath… 🙂
Kershaw has a poodle named noodles and whatever his shoulders said is strictly off the record.
No they’re not. Rangers aren’t gonna pay Kershaw to pitch half a season when they are already dealing with 3 guys coming back on the same timeframe as him. Not to mention Montgomery has more left in the tank at this point in their careers and the uncertainty surrounding their TV Deal.
I’ll sign up for that.
Signed , The Diamondbacks.
And World Series rings are hard to get. LA has the best shot for him.
Joe, if you are gonna brag, at least tell us what you got!!! Haha Venti drip with cream and 2 sugars right?
Kershaw and his buddy Matthew Stafford went to Highland Park in Dallas. I think it was 2021 off-season when he said he’d like to return to the Dodgers or play in Arlington.
Friedman has already said Kershaw has a spot if he wants it. He can’t pitch till August. They will be able to use him if he’s healthy.
Hoping he’ll stay healthy until Kershaw gets healthy. It’ll be like a relay.
The Dodgers could definitely use another experienced mid/back-end starter as a 2024 placeholder for Ohtani and Gonsolin. I’d guess there would be an over-market one-year deal available for someone like Paxton/Ryu/Lorenzen.
If the deferred $ thing to stay under tax thresholds is a loophole, then other clubs should also exploit until such time it’s closed
If it was, the Dodgers could have a future year being over the tax before any current players are added in.
Only a handful of teams pay the tax. So really this only benefits them.
Nope, no deferred money. Sorry folks. You gotta draw the line somewhere and it’s going to be with Pax. Sorry Pax but you will have to accept ALL your money RIGHT NOW!!!!
Deferred payments… $1 million in 2024 and one dollar every year for his 10th generation family members
Dodgers going ultimate all out! Good for them and good for that fan base. Hopefully my team can figure it out and make me smile some day too.
Thank you for no negative comments and understanding that Dodgers ownership is on a mission!!! Very entertaining what this team is doing and can’t wait for spring training!!! I hope your Mets and other teams step it up!
Davey gee, not cool man and no human being should wish that on others.
I get jokes but not like this, hope you get better and I hope you have no kids.
Dat backside hole sure is puckering….
Nut job. Pretty sure you are “KingOfCards” as well.
@Davey. As much as you may hate a team, no need to wish injury on human beings. This is now two articles today you’ve been spewing your hate on. Just stop it bro.
Joel, go troll elsewhere por favor. We don’t need your rancid juju around here. You wore out your welcome the day you made your 1st post here. Have mercy on us and skidaddle please..
Davey, do you have kids? Do they play sports?
The booty hole be throbbing….
Well they are sure both Nut Jobs. It seemed like KingOfCards at least had better grammar than this guy.
Only one way to find out though.
Davey, do you know a craviduce???
Troll, I am praying the MLBTR brass smite you from this site like they did last night.
JCL, pretty sure they are 1 in the same. Either way they are both Trolls of the highest degree and need to be banished from here!
He’s a high schooler
Yep, it’s definitely you, Joel. I know you are rebelling against the fact that you are surpremely unwanted/unwelcome on here, but really give it some thought. You can’t act even remotely like a normal human on here, everyone has you pegged as a nutjob and has zero desire to converse with you, other than to tell you to Eff off and be gone…As soon as the mute feature is in full swing again, you’ll have nobody to play with but yourself…So spare yourself (and us) and just leave. Preserve the last shred of dignity you have (assuming you ever had any in the first place), and leave us quietly. We are very prepared to move on without you and your sickly self, friendo…
Well if it is him, I completely understand how he got banned from the last sight he was on. LOL.
What is wrong with you, daveygee? Then again, you sound challenged. So I guess we have to give you a break. Never pick on the weak.
Your muted dg. What an ass
Norcal, I wish it would let me mute him. My mute button is non-operative =/
@davey gee: If it’s “just sports,” why are you spewing about hoping players get hurt?
He should change his username to Douchy Gee, lol!
I don’t think it’s Joel. Joel could spell or at least differentiate between “your” and “you’re.” (Not like that is some high bar to pass that proves anything.) Joel just had that very argumentative ‘know-it-all’ tone that was pretty distinctive.
Right, Douchy Gee. You’re are an clown?
You really should have stayed in school after sixth grade. That way, you see, you might have learned to communicate in actual, you know, English.
Stttfffuuu we hate your guts you lil maggot!
Stop feeding the troll (davey gee). Just mute and move on
It’s fun to see the Dodgers make your backside hurt so much. Cope and seethe….
Huh??
@Douchy Gee: No. 438 in your series of amazingly dumb posts.
No davey gee, that would be on you!
gee – u better go Ur moms upstairs yelling ur pancakes R ready, I hope karma finds u hiding in ur parents basement, not wishing just hope. Biggest turd on this whole site.
So apparently the Dodgers want to lead the league in insurance premiums paid as well as salary
Ohtani, Yamamoto and Glasnow don’t really move the needle much, so this Paxton move is completely necessary. Paxton makes them WS favorites!
As long as Paxton is himself and stays on the IL and not clogging up a roster spot Dodgers should be fine
The plus side is it will keep Breslow from signing him
How does this guy still get work
His career 3.69 ERA and the fact that he gave up 2 runs or less in 12 of his 19 starts last year shows he is a proven starter in the league that can be consistent. He had a few rough starts last year but to get 2/3 of his games started with only allowing 2 runs or less with this Dodgers lineup is almost an automatic 10 to 14 game winner.
Plus Mark Prior n analytics dept will have em emphasize his best pitches n lose his worst pitch. That n new sequencing of those pitches n he could B sneaky guy 2win 10gms. Gota trust their FO because of last decade+, they’ve earned it. Go Dodgers !
He hasn’t been good since 2017 and adequate since 2019 but everyone keeps giving him large guarantees. I suspect he’s a witch.
When Lynn got $12MM, it set the new floor this year for starting pitchers, because they can all say “I was better than him!”
At least Gibson and Lynn take the ball every fifth day. Paxton is neither good nor healthy for a few years now
@ohyeadam and @case he was actually pretty good last year. Another year removed from injury, I expect him to have a pretty good year. He will be more productive than Lynn and less home run prone. I don’t know why either of you don’t think Paxton had a pretty good year last year minus 6 games. Red Sox weren’t known for their defensive skills and Fenway isn’t a pitchers park so his numbers were good overall. The crazy thing is that the four games where he gave up 5 or 6 runs were all on the road. He had 4 games where he gave up 1 run or no runs that the Red Sox didn’t give him a win. His record could have easily been 11 and 5 last year. That’s not a bad record at all for a number 4 or number 5 starter. I could see him winning 15 games next year on this team.
His FIP was worse than his ERA, which wasn’t good. Only made 5 starts against playoff teams. If you can dump 1/3 of anyone’s bad games in any given year they’d be “pretty good”. Hasn’t been healthy or effective since 2019. Coulda, woulda, didn’t
Well he beat the Dodgers, Twins, and Blue Jays last year so at least he beat three playoff teams.
4 1/3 innings, 4 runs, no decision vs Dodgers.
Paxton has never pitched in the National League. Would that be a +1 in his favor or a +1 in the batters favor???
Chaim Breslow still contemplating and interested. Will he take any triple coupons? Snap or WIC?
He borrowed my Old Lady’s SNAP card three days ago and hasn’t returned it yet.
This is a good option for the back end of the rotation and allows for the team to have a long reliever near the end of the season if needed. I still see Kershaw coming back in the late summer but he will need to build his strength up and Paxton gives the Dodgers an innings eater if needed. The lineup barring injury will win 102 to 110 games in the regular season, but they need to be rested for the playoffs.
Well that’s looking at the glass half-full. °And it’s Always Sunny in El Lay!!! We get older and the California Girls at the beach -stay the same age-.
Sorry was that one year in the twelve million range or a contract for twelve million years?
This is probably the only deferred comment that is actually funny
Dodgers saw their need for pitching, and have gone and added pitchers to make sure they cover themselves for inevitable injuries and make a postseason run. That’s how teams that want to win operate.
It helps being able to spend $300MM.
They’ve done a nice job.
Yes but they are collecting pitchers who happen to get inevitably injured.
Dodgers apparently planning to roll with a 9 man rotation.
MCTC
“Dodgers apparently planning to roll with a 9 man rotation.”
Nearly every team uses like 10 starters per season
Dodgers have
1) Yamamoto
2) Glasnow
3) Miller
4) Buehler
5) Yarbrough
5) Sheehan
6) Stone
7) Grove
8) Frasso
9) Hurt
10) Knack
The May possibly coming back during the season as well as Kershaw.
It’s definitely a deep rotation as the Dodgers’ AAA guys would be starting for a few teams. But that’s why options exist and there’s a (40 player) limit.
If anyone can fix Paxton it’s the Dodgers pitching coaches!
He’s a good pitcher he just needs to stay healthy. If he can give us more than 100 innings I will be happy with this deal.
JCL
“He’s a good pitcher he just needs to stay healthy. If he can give us more than 100 innings I will be happy with this deal.”
The Dodgers are almost certainly making the playoffs. Likely to win the division
Paxton doesn’t really help there.
He’s there to provide a possible playoff arm.
Him regular season innings aren’t that important – except in cutting down the innings other guys throw
He might be more valuable in the regular season than you may think. He’s currently the only lefty starter on the roster. Plus if he pitches around 100 innings during the reg season he will be fresher for the postseason.
This is a good move. The Dodgers need first half starters. By the time Paxton breaks down Kershaw and May should be back.
That is comment of the week.
So you’re saying he can’t break down in the first few starts? Let alone right out of gate, or even in spring training? I’ll take the under, on not making it to July. Ty, easy money!
I think Kershaw may cash in his chips and May could end up being the next Noah Syndergaard 2.0
May should pitch in relief. No need to further compromise his arm in his first year back. Kershaw absolutely needs to be resigned once we have roster spots.
May has truly electric stuff n I believe his startn days R over. Can B lights out 1-2 inn guy. He is what he is n startn has put too much stress on that arm. Look @sum vid of em when he’s right, 99mph gas w/movement, ball jumps off his fingertips. Real shame he keeps breaking down. That Dodger rotation has alota moving parts n I like that they’re stocking Ps now cause the price to acquire like arms @trade deadline has been ridiculous. Plus Kershaw will come back if able. Go Dodgers !
Crazy how fast they have already moved on from (pseudo GM) Ohtani.
Will that be cash or credit?
Lmao
FTD!!!!
Friday Touchdown?
$50 for the signature
$250K per start up thru the first 5 starts
$0 for starts 6-19
$500K per start 20-32
Seriously this guy is a dud.
Most people outgrow roto-baseball at like age 15.
@Seamaholic: Wrong. People play in Roto and fantasy leagues for decades. I’ve been in leagues with some of the same guys since 1986.
I would like to try that someday but I don’t know where to begin.
@Isoab I’ve been out that game for a long time but perhaps we can start a league here with some MLBTR users.
Baron, I would imagine you to be a ruthless fantasy leaguer haha
@Seamaholic and Blue Baron
My first season of Roto League was 1983. It never gets old for me.
After their bazillion-dollar off-season, $12 million looks like chump change to the Dodgers. Paxton is nothing special but he can toss some innings with passable numbers. I guess LA is still a little worried about the rotation.
I like Paxton and was hoping the O’s signed him. You can’t count on full season of innings but I would not be surprised to see him become the next Dodgers reclamation success.
A good chance this will turn out to be ridiculous overpay. Threw like 20 innings from 2020-2022, and only 96 mediocre innings last year, finishing last month of the season on the DL. For $12M, he might wind up getting 500K per inning pitched. First pretty questionable move this winter by the Dodgers. For $12M they should be able to get a mediocre pitcher who is at least a good bet to be healthy.
Yeah I was thinking Dodgers will be lucky to get 40-50 innings out of him before he goes sideways.
12 million for one year and all but $1 deferred until 2050
2024 NL Cy Young winner. Damn Doyers.
The Dodgers will sign Paxton for a salary to be named later.
12 million dollar lotto ticket for a 5th starter. I’ll take it.
Over/under on his innings is at 89 2/3
Under
I HATE the dodgers… So much, flames, flames on the side of my face, heaving, heaving…
@yodarob21: How old are you, 12? Most of us eventually outgrow such irrational hatred.
He’s got to be older than 12 to use a Clue reference from the 80’s
My point stands.
Surprised other teams didn’t jump on this guy. He is not a bad pitcher at all and is an upgrade for any team. I know health is a factor but it goes with pretty much every pitcher in baseball.
Not many pitchers threw 20 innings in 2020 followed by just 1 inning over the next two seasons, finishing up 2023 on the DL after less than 100 innings. Maybe he’s rested, but I think throwing 50 innings or less is more likely. I like everything else the Dodgers have done, but they should have been able to get a mediocre pitcher who was at least healthy for 12M. I hope it works out, he was damn good 5 years ago.
He’s a good pitcher but unfortunately won’t ever pitch a full season
I guess they’re hoping he can stay healthy until Kershaw returns. I wouldn’t take that bet.
Cause of course that little baby Kershaw will come crawling back to LA and they’ll buy him too
Man pitching is at a premium nowadays- shocked anybody gave him more than $8M on a one year deal, regardless of any options or escalators. $12M for Paxton at this point is genuinely shocking on its face, but also not shocking that a team is overpaying for a pitcher in any context.
I was surprised at the dollar amount as well. Don’t think he should’ve gotten more than 5m
@Trillionaire
Let’s be honest:
L:ance Lynn set the floor for all one-year starting-pitcher deals moving forward.
This deal is essentially that one, give or take a million.
At that price point, the LADS are so much better off with Paxton….
So Paxton will make 5 starts then be done for the season.. Comical signing by the Dodgers
Joel/davey, You are sick. Please leave and seek help ASAP!
Is that you Joel? Now Davey G❓
TL, It absolutely is them, man! Life’s a b!!tch brother, and she’s back in heat!
@Douchy Gee: What an amazingly dumb post.
Yup what a joke. Terrible organization, laughingstock of baseball, aren’t they….
Next up, Blake Snell!
All monies deferred till 2148.
I didn’t realize Zaidi was back in LAnwheeking and dealing
For all the nippleheads who say the Dodgers signing of all these players is “good for baseball; they’re full of it. It is as simple as that.
Should be a reliever because he only averages 40 innings per season
Why not just sign Kershaw again? Paxton will pitch likely 40 innings when Kershaw could go over 100
Kershaw is out until at least July, he says. So, probably August or Septemeber.
God I am so sick of this this cheating dirtbag team can’t stop their obsessive compulsive spending spree they’ve already won the World Series and ruined the sport for the next decade how can people not boycott MLB already?!?
Cry closet for you
They’ve only increased their budget for 2024 by 50 or 60 million. Chump change.
Silence Mickey, my child!
@Mickey Solis: Get over it. They’re not cheating or breaking any rules. Don’t forget to take your meds.
Baron, if they ever are looking to remake “Cuckoo’s Nest,” I know where they can source and cast 90% of the patients from the asylum on the cheap!
Hey, I resent that remark!! I mean, Hey I resemble that remark! (Or is it vice versa?)
Oh my goodness we don’t have an eighth starter time to spend another $12M!
Oh my goodness you don’t have an original take, time to find a new place to pontificate.
Who needs an original take? This team ruined the sport and it’s hard to stomach that people support them.
They must be signing Paxton for a half season or they’re going to a 6 man rotation.
Check the medicals. Then check again. Otherwise fair deal for LA. Perfect fit for a sure thing playoff team. Little high and risky for central teams to outbid them.
Dude has never pitched in the National League before or for a team below the 45th Parallel. What if he gets the Yips?
I hope Heyman is wrong. Let Angels sign Paxton or the Padres.
Every report on this website about Red Sox interest or engagement on a specific player (Ohtani, Yamamoto, T. Hernandez Paxton ect.) End up as a Dodgers sing who’s next Duval? Probably if Chapman was on conversation with Boston Probably he would be a Dodger not on Pittsburgh so… to all free remaining free agents talk to my Red Sox it’s ok we don’t sing you but you will have a job. PS John W Henry please go full on soccer ⚽️ and Sold our Red Sox
Wow, I was expecting the Dodgers to sign either Snell or Montgomery or even both of them! Dodgers need to win it for their aging Brooklyn Dodger fans.
And their aging LA fans. They haven’t seen a true championship since 88.
Dodgers and Snell is like oil and water don’t mix well. The Dodgers are not going to give out another big long term pitching contract.
We need as much starting pitching depth as we can get. If he can pitch close to as he did in 2018/2019 I’ll be happy.
Ohtani doesn’t want to publicize this surprise for September and *maybe* October 2024:
Ohtani will pitch 1-2 innings of relief once a week as he got the “internal brace” surgery and not true UCL reconstruction.
Wait until 1 September to disagree with me.
That could ruin the next nine years. Not a chance.
As a Giants fan I love this signing! Dodger$ using the quantity over quality strategy. I’m impressed with exactly one pitcher on their staff, and he’s never thrown a single MLB pitch. Is there anyone there that hasn’t had their arm ripped open by a surgeon? At this point they may as well just sign the actual Tommy John.
@TellItGoodbye
Meanwhile, the Giant$ can’t give away their hundreds of millions, because no one of any real consequence wants to sign there.
Enjoy the fight with the Rockies for 4th…..
As is the Giants pitching staff is better than LA’s, and I suspect it will be enhanced any day now. Paxton? Glasnow? Play ball!
If you really believe that, please continue to enjoy the orange and black Kool-Aid you’re drinking… What’s next, the Giants offense and defense is better than LA’s too?
Tell – You cannot really believe that can you? It’s no wonder Zaidi still has a job when the fans are this delusional
Haha that orange has blinded you.
That Dustin May is a big flop for them… hope they’re dialing that arm in with great surgeons…
I won’t defer my disagreement until Sept. This is his second procedure, which takes longer recovery. There is no way Dodgers will risk their investment by rushing him. Ohtani will defer his actual pitching to another year.
Damn. Tom Werner only needed another week to have enough box tops to get Paxton back at a discount.
The Red Sox can’t even afford an 11 million dollar starter. THEY SUCK!!!
lol.
I heard LAD signed him because he is a good golfer. A skillset that comes in handy after a first round playoff exit.
Good signing, but curious if this has an effect on Kershaw coming back. You’d hope not but …
Watch out, Braves might sneak in and get him on a 1 year high AAV deal. Braves love to do that with veteran pitchers. I’m 99.9% CK ends up back with the dodgers, but the longer they mess around
Must not have enough faith in all those AAA pitchers they have developed
Kershaw has his money, he doesn’t need a roster spot until he’s closer to come back. The Dodgers will welcome him back when he’s healthy. They have a roster crunch right now… wait till the season starts and guys are on the IL.
Opponents will welcome him back also
As a Red Sox fan, why would anyone even want to re-sign? That’s twice now that I’ve heard of pitchers wanting to return recently; last year, it was Nathan Eovaldi, who they absolutely should have re-signed, and now Paxton. I hope they both continue on in good health and success – there’s nothing for you in Boston, sadly, Eovaldi, Paxton, Wacha all should have been brought back on manageable deals (which they all have signed, nothing outrageous here) but I’m so glad they had money to sign Corey Kluber. This franchise has been a dumpster fire ever since they traded away Mookie Betts. I’ll cheer the players on forever, but the philosophical change in the ownership group is garbage.
Dodgers assembling a m.a.s.h. unit. Best predictor of future injuries is past injuries.
Legit question, but is it past history, or past season?
Paxton didn’t miss a start from 5/12-9/1, and Glasnow didn’t miss a start from 5/24 thru the season end.
I mean, both of those pitchers you mentioned have demonstrably poor track records with history. Regardless of the stats you’re able to provide for part of last season. It’s not like a personal dig or anything, it’s factual.
poor track records with injury.*
Paxton spent the last month of the season on the DL after throwing less than 100 innings, and threw 1 total inning in 2021/22, after just 20 in 2020. I hope it works out, but it’s not like those who think he will get hurt are being pessimistic for no reason. It is why a player is sometimes called injury PRONE.
To what injury is he prone?
All of them. Every single ones. Paxton is even a magnet in the dugout for foul balls. Other players won’t sit near him, in case you hadn’t noticed (unless the tag “Big Maple” is applied for his shower room shenannigans and not just his country of origin).
jhs
“Paxton spent the last month of the season on the DL ‘
I love it when people who can’t even get basic baseball terminology correct act like they know more than one of the best front offices in baseball
Unless they’re planning to put him in the pen, this isn’t really much difference from the Noah Syndergaard signing last year. Paxton had an FRA of 4.32, so decent enough but don’t expect Could see a slightly better ERA this year because the Dodgers saved about 67 runs in 2023, which would have raised their team ERA to 4.47 from the actual team ERA of 4.06.
$500K a year for 20 years
Hopefully this years dodgers are last year’s Cardinals
In the most stunning news of the 2024 MLB season, after going 162-0 in the regular season the Dodgers are swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Cinderella Washington Nationals.
kp
“In the most stunning news of the 2024 MLB season, after going 162-0 in the regular season the Dodgers are swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Cinderella Washington Nationals.”
Things in this story ranked from most likely to least likely
1) an inferior team beating a better team in a playoff series
2) The Dodgers not having a bye
3) The Nationals making the playoffs
4) Dodgers 162 – 0
Not good at sarcasm are ya.
kp
“Not good at sarcasm are ya.”
Dumb interpretation
Yawn
Looks like there will be no free agent SP left by the time the Twins figure out their TV dilemma. Going to have to swing a trade with Miami or Seattle for one of their young MLB starters…
Good, hopefully this means the end of Clayton Chokeshaw’s time with the Dodgers.
Damn, I wish I had a $1MM opening day roster bonus.
That’s a lot of money for someone who will almost guaranteed spend a large percentage of the season on the IL.
Imagine doing less than 1/3rd of your job for the last 3 years before being handed a 12+million dollar contract.
Now imagine having a salary of 36m if you’re healthy enough to appear every day at your job, but then only being able to show up 1/3 of the time.
Ok, now the Dodgers are just showing off their wallets with this overpay
For a 1.1 bWAR starter who was still recovering from serious surgery in 2023 and has a respectable chance to go 125 inning in 2024?
Still, $25.2M for one year of services when you factor in the 110% tax. Wowzers!
As a Dodger fan I don’t like this signing or Teoscar Hernandez.
I can see your thinking, but I put my trust in the smart people in the front office.
You can’t have too many pitchers.
LMFAO Glasnow, Buehler, Paxton, May, Gonsolin…. over under 180 IP? Combined…
Wondering if they have an injury in rotation?
See.
I told you.
The Tigers should have hired the Superfife!
Holy Toledo, coulda had a V-8.
This would have been a relatively cheap and good signing for the my “full throttle” Red Sox. For a team that desperately needs SP’s they aren’t trying one bit
I agree. I just posted that these are the deals we need when cutting payroll. We’ve got nothing
Totally fine, another year in the cellar with no pitching
Hard to find much to love in this deal. Feels too much like Noah Syndergarrd, Part II. I would rather see more of Sheehan, Grove and Stone in that #5 spot.
Really? You want to see more of the three guys who pitched 150 innings in MLB in 2023 with a combined ERA around 6.30?
If those three can’t improve, Paxton is there to help try and keep their loads light to non-existent. If any one of those three is pitching well, Paxton won’t be taking his innings.
The Dodgers aren’t stupid—they know the value of keeping their worst pitchers off the mound as much as possible.
In short, Paxton isn’t there to be good, so much as he’s there to be not-awful. .
Yes, really. And since when did three of their top pitching prospects turn into their worst pitchers? Their development depends on giving them a taste of the major leagues and the bottom of the rotation is a good place to do it, and I’d rather watch that than watch Paxton be not awful.
Appears similar, but at least its a one year deal. I am thinking Paxton is in a better place then Syndergaard was last year.
At least the Dodgers are not as dependent on it working out as the last flyer they took. Still not crazy about it.
You know, the part that bothers me the most isn’t that the Red Sox can’t afford the big guys. It’s that the Red Sox can’t afford or commit to the small guys (Imamaga and Paxton). These are the guys we should be investing in when cutting payroll.
This is odd. The Dodgers must have a lot of faith in their 6th starters to add someone as iffy as the 35 year old Paxton, whose trembly wing probably can’t handle the magic the Dodgers sprinkle any more than Noah Syndergaard’s could.
Paxton also isn’t good enough, when he CAN take the mound, to add any oomph to LA’s postseason rotation. 1.7 HR/9 and a 1.334 WHIP since 2020? Only the 9.9 K/9 stands out, but it’s not enough to compensate for the shortcomings everywhere else, unless the Dodgers figure they can harness the left-handed K’s for a dozen October innings.
Still, an odd way for this particular club as constructed to spend $12m.
Dodgers had a ton of potential starters at the beginning of 2023 and still ran out by the end of the season. So for 2024 they will stockpile even more, and have others coming back on line in 2025. What else are they supposed to do, not learn from experience?
They didn’t have that much of potential starters in the beginning of the season as many of the guys were in the minors who were unproven.
The Dodgers are the gift that keeps on giving. It was frustrating after the Ohtani & Yamamoto deals, but at this point it’s wrapped around to being hilarious with their signings. Just gotta watch my BP with how much salt is in these comment threads.
With that said though, if I’m a rebuilding team, I love this signing. I would love to have Sheehan, Stone, Grove, or Miller in my system. Miller is the least likely to be dealt. But if I’m a team looking to move some veteran pieces, getting 1 or 2 of Stone, Grove or Sheehan is more likely now (or at least until someone goes down with an injury because everyone in that Dodgers rotation has serious injury risk).
Let’s say Paxton starts 20 games, thrown 120 innings, has a 3.50 ERA. Reasonable assumptions.
Is he worth more to the Dodgers than the Red Sox? Apparently so, but I’m not sure I agree.
That would be 40% more than his career average for starts.
His ERA over the last 3 seasons he has pitched is 4.90 and last season was 4.50. Not close to 3.50.
He had TJ surgery in 2021 which also knocked him out for 2022. You say the last 3 seasons like that’s indicative of his entire career. He’s said that he’s healthy and that his arm is feeling great which sounds like someone that knows their body. Even if he makes 20 starts, the Dodgers are going to run out a 6-man rotation. So 3.50 is definitely within reason, especially with the way the Dodgers fix pitchers.
I think Paxton will appreciate the defense he now has along with better defensive dimensions at the ballpark.
I was not expecting this move, but one year deals with pitchers is great, besides we don’t need him to be the horse, he needs to be ready for quality innings and not more than 5 innings.
Expensive because the tax, but good gamble and good roster spot .
Games have to be played and we don’t want to upset the baseballGods, so fella fans lets go series by series. Play ball.
I hope Paxton gets 10 wins this year
He hasn’t averaged 10 starts over the last 3 seasons and has just 156 starts in his 11 year career.
Dodgers rotation has more question marks than any rotation.
Yamamoto has never thrown a pitch in the majors.
Buehler is coming off his 2nd TJ surgery do he has a 3 in 52 shot at having an ERA under 4.00 or making more than 19 starts
Glasnow has never made more than 21 starts
Paxton has 25 starts in the last 3 seasons and has no seasons without an IL stint
They may or may not ever get Kershaw back. The earliest is the ASB.
Miller made 32 starts last season as a rookie and may be their only shot at having a pitcher pitch a full season.
That is not a great rotation.
There is a chance for it to be great as those pitchers you mentioned plus a few spot starts. The reason I say this is they won’t be reliant on one top pitcher “possibly” but have several reliable strong starters to go to.
Am I the only one who thinks this is funny?
It’s like a video game. Dodgers accumulating talent. Part of the league trying to be competitive. Majority of league just punching clock or watching.
You’re 100% right. It’s plain sick and pathetic.
Yeah it’s pathetic that the rest of the league doesn’t spend. Tanking is fine if you’re building something, but what are the A’s building? Not a stadium. Not a fanbase. The Dodgers are doing right by their fans.
I agree, but would hope teams would spend wisely then spend to spend.
100% & I think the Dodgers are doing that. 5th starters are pretty easy to come by. As are outfielders. So they give those guys 1-year contracts and hopefully for both parties it’s mutually advantageous. Whereas the players have great years, go get big contracts elsewhere most likely and the Dodgers win the WS.
Couldn’t agree more I quit being a Red Sox fan after 40 Years because the Ownership could care less about the team. Absolutely nobody wants to sign there especially Stars and Henry isn’t selling anytime soon. You got a handful of teams that actually care and that’s it
Another “need” signing. Our eighth starter isn’t a former All-Star, time to spend another $12M! Anyone who supports this team and what they’re doing is a joke of a human and LA is the worst city in the country.
It’s laughable that your backside is hurting over an entertainment franchise. Talk about first world problems….
Who hurt you bro?
A lefty starter was the one glaring hole. But man, the payroll is too damn high! Very worried it is not sustainable – even for the Dodgers.
Personally, I’ve got a ton of stuff in life to be worried about. Least of which is the Dodgers’ payroll….
The contracts being signed this winter are ridiculous. Paxton is one of the most unreliable pitchers in baseball. It is going to be fun to watch the Dodgers implode just as the Padres and Mets did last season after going on their spending sprees. The Dodgers have a good farm system. These moves to sign aging players with health concerns may sell subscriptions to their tv network but they are just blocking the development of their young players.
As fans we can only dream of an offseason like this, have the owners committed like this amazing ( we have had our share in the 90`s ), but we also know this is not sustainable, that’s why there are so many short term deals, and we also know that winning the offseason means nothing but commitment, please don’t compare us to other teams.
Paxton is one of the most unreliable pitchers in baseball.
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But probably because of reasons unrelated to 2024. He made 16 consecutive starts in 2023, with good results. Assuming his knee checks out okay, I’d bet on at least 16 starts.
That serves two purposes. Not only should he pitch well, he should get them into the 2nd half when they might have some of their other SPs returning.
Good results? Do you work for Boras? Check out his last few starts of the year where he broke down bad. Guy just can’t sustain a workload as a starter anymore and that was evident towards the end of the year last year.
16ER in 9.2 IP to end the season. July ERA 4.94, August ERA 5.84, Sept ERA 40.50
Somehow I could see the Dodgers turning him into a relief option, and they get some excellent value out of him down the stretch.
Okay, so I was right all along. There is deferred payments structured into the contract. I guess some on here will be eating crow…
OY
Troll, troll, troll, troll, troll
Also, what are the deferred payments?
@filihok
They’re in the article but I guess you’re only here to reply to me. That’s nice to know I’m loved!
@filihok
By all means, read the article before commenting. You sound more like the troll given you’re not interested in civil discourse.
OY
Put up,or shut up, troll
I have no idea what your idiot mind interpreted as a deferral.
Provide the direct quote from the article and I’ll disappear for a week.
Put up,or shut up
Troll
He will be the Dodgers best starter this year, because…baseball.
Sounds about right…Paxton is a below average MLB started and has been for several years now.
This guy has somehow pulled $60M out of MLB teams and hasn’t produced anything since Seattle. He signs these 1-2 year contracts then sits on the IL the entire year. And why did they go after Paxton and not Kershaw for one more year ?!
Bc Kershaw had shoulder surgery last November and has been contemplating retirement. Guess we’ll see how he feels this summer during his rehab process.
If anybody can get any tired old magic outta his L arm it’s Dodgers.He’d be a flat out weapon in the playoffs.I think he’ll be more of guy we remember striking ppl out now….albeit with 11.2 innings pitched this regular season lol.I think this was a very very astute signing.Pay off for the Playoffs
Just curious – honest question – is there a track record of LA doing this with pitchers?
What’s his bonus for using his turn signals to change lanes?
I dislike the Dodgers and love the Yankees. But, I commend the Dodgers organization. They want to win, and they’re going for it, big time. All the Yankees, and Brian Cashman do, is sit around, showing interest in good players, but never get the ink on a contract, unless it’s yet another one of Cashman’s dumpster diving signings. The Yanks could’ve had a number of solid pitchers for their #5 guy, but still stupidly believe that Clarke Schmidt is the guy.
The Dodgers have great ownership, and a front office that’s aggressive and wants to win. The Yankees have pathetic ownership, and a GM that’s all talk and no action. As long as Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman are running the team, the New York Yankees, will NEVER win another World Series in any of our lifetimes. The Dodgers will, and if they don’t, they’ll at least keep trying until they figure it out. I admire that.