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Dodgers To Exercise Club Option On Miguel Rojas

By Nick Deeds | November 2, 2024 at 8:10pm CDT

The Dodgers are picking up their $5MM club option for the services of shortstop Miguel Rojas in 2025, as reported by KPRC2’s Ari Alexander. The option came with a $1MM buyout, meaning that L.A. is committing a net $4MM to bring Rojas back into the fold.

The move hardly comes as a surprise given Rojas’s strong performance this year. The 35-year-old veteran delivered one of the strongest offensive seasons of his career in 2024, slashing .283/.387/.410 with a wRC+ of 111 in 337 trips to the plate this year. Rojas began the season in a bench role behind middle infield duo Mookie Betts and Gavin Lux, but a hand fracture suffered by Betts in June provided the opportunity for Rojas to step back into the daily lineup. Rojas was subsequently hampered by forearm and groin issues throughout the season and into the playoffs but nonetheless managed to hit a respectable .286/.343/.392 while providing strong defense at shortstop in his final 62 games of the regular season.

By picking up Rojas’s option, the Dodgers maintain the flexibility to utilize him as their primary shortstop headed into 2025. With that being said, that role appears to be far from guaranteed to the veteran even after a strong season this year. After all, Rojas will play all of next year at 36 years old and the injury woes that plagued him in 2024 don’t appear to be going away; Rojas has already acknowledged that he’ll need to undergo surgery this winter due to a partially torn adductor muscle in his groin and a sports hernia. It’s not yet clear if Rojas will have enough time to rehab and get ready for the season in time for Opening Day next March, but even if he does it would hardly be a surprise if the Dodgers decided to push Rojas into a part-time role as they look for ways to improve this winter.

Perhaps the most straight forward way to do that would be acquiring a shortstop. Willy Adames is the top shortstop available in free agency this winter, and Ha-Seong Kim could be another potential upgrade over Rojas at the position depending on how his recovery from shoulder surgery goes. Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette stands out as a plausible trade candidate, though his down 2024 season makes him somewhat unlikely to move this winter. Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner has shortstop experience and saw his name floated in trade rumors late in the year, but his recent flexor tendon surgery may put an end to that possibility.

Adding a shortstop isn’t the only way the Dodgers could upgrade at the position over Rojas, however. The club dealt for versatile switch-hitter Tommy Edman at this summer’s trade deadline, and Edman offers quality defense all over the diamond, including at shortstop. Edman figures to handle center field for the Dodgers in 2025 as things currently stand, but it’s possible that the Dodgers could go out and acquire a center fielder like Chas McCormick, Cedric Mullins, or even Luis Robert Jr. this winter on the trade market who would then push Edman back onto the infield.

If Rojas were to be moved back into a bench role by the club’s moves this winter, it would leave them with valuable infield depth capable of covering not only shortstop but also second and third base effectively while helping to balance out a heavily left-handed infield. Of course, it’s also possible the club simply sticks with Rojas at shortstop, relying on Edman to serve as depth at the position with Andy Pages and James Outman among the internal options who could step into center field on days Edman shifts over to shortstop. Such a plan could allow the club to be more aggressive in filling their vacancy in left field and bolstering a pitching staff that was once again wracked with injuries this year.

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37 Comments

  1. sugoi51

    10 months ago

    Yeah MiggyRo!

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  2. baseballandbrews

    10 months ago

    Yeah, no brainer here, especially considering his leadership in the clubhouse. Solid year and solid voice.

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  3. Sadface

    10 months ago

    Now they don’t need Willy Adames! Shortstop locked up! Actually decent player but mainly a backup and Dodgers not afraid to spend IF they want Adames.

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    • Jbigz12

      10 months ago

      Corner OF/Dh makes more sense. They have enough internal options at SS. Rojas’ defense is very valuable there. I think whoever signs Adames is going to regret that sooner rather than later.

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      • derail76

        10 months ago

        Dodgers have somebody at DH for the next few years.

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        • Mets Era Thumping Soto

          10 months ago

          Well Ohtani is going to pitch some do the DH spot will be open part time.

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        • derail76

          10 months ago

          No it won’t be open part time. He’ll be the DH every day as long as he’s healthy, regardless if he’s pitching or not. He wasn’t out of the lineup in Anaheim on days that he pitched, and he won’t be in LA either.

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  4. BigBallsLongBat

    10 months ago

    Great pick up

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  5. DarrenDreifortsContract

    10 months ago

    35? I feel like he just recently appeared out of nowhere.

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    • differentbears

      10 months ago

      He saved Kershaw’s no-hitter in 2014 with a snag and a throw from 3B. He’s been around for some time.

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      • DarrenDreifortsContract

        10 months ago

        I just remember Hanley ruining what should have been a perfect game.

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        • Dodgerfan75

          10 months ago

          Exactly.

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        • PierceIn

          10 months ago

          That was freaking brutal.

          Around that time a baseball writer wrote something like, “Hanley Ramirez’s main qualification for the role of major league shortstop is his ability to stand still and avoid being sucked into the molten core of the planet.”

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    • fox471 Dave

      10 months ago

      Played with Marlins for years. Originally a Dodger.

      Reply
  6. HalosHeavenJJ

    10 months ago

    At that salary he even has a little trade value if the Dodgers land a clear upgrade.

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    • Acoss1331

      10 months ago

      He was a decent player with the Marlins, but he found it even more with the Dodgers.

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  7. Ya Gotta Believe

    10 months ago

    You just won the World Series. The immediate goal is to bring back as many guys as possible. Good move bringing back MiggyRo

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  8. DroppedThirdStrike

    10 months ago

    QO on Buehler, resign Treinen, then the housework is done and you start to look outside the organization.

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    • Trumbo 3.0

      10 months ago

      Teo and Edman as well would really be something..

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      • Miles-

        10 months ago

        Edman is already locked up for next year so half that work is already done. Teo is next up.

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        • Trumbo 3.0

          10 months ago

          Awesome. Forgot about that. Thanks Miles.

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    • D-fan

      10 months ago

      No QO for Buehler, he will be lucky to get 15 million. Needs to prove he is good long term.

      Edman is already on the team next year

      We need to bring back teo 3/75.

      And trienen…..

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      • BlueSkies_LA

        10 months ago

        If Buehler goes out on the open market he likely gets a contract, including performance bonuses, with a higher-ceiling than the QO amount, and an option for another season. This is why I believe he’s a good QO candidate. Not a lock, and maybe a little over market at $21M, but certainly not outrageous on an inherently team-friendly one year contract. The Dodgers can also use the QO leverage to sign him for multiple years, if they want to go that route.

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        • Dodgerfan75

          10 months ago

          No qo to buehler. Just tell him we will give two years with an opt out. If you pitch next year like you did in the post season we will extend that offer. Buehler won’t pitch much longer. 4 years max. Imo

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  9. SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs

    10 months ago

    Him winning the World Series over Jazz must have been so satisfying for him.

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    • Soto should bat first.

      10 months ago

      Watching the WS while he is out injured really mitigates the satisfaction you’re referring to.

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  10. fox471 Dave

    10 months ago

    Excellent resigning. Really a solid player and a major positive in the clubhouse. If he wants it, he will be a good manager someday.

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  11. Miles-

    10 months ago

    Even without the offensive numbers. The resigning is absolutely worth it for his strong leadership skills and defensive knowledge. If anyone remembers, he worked with Betts every single day to help him prepare to be a SS until he was injured. And if you watched any of the Dodgers clinching moments, it was MiggyRo that spoke first in the locker room. Easy decision and I’m happy to see the Dodgers make it happen.

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    • derail76

      10 months ago

      He had his option picked up. Not a resigning.

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  12. DonOsbourne

    10 months ago

    Rojas is a fine player to have, but I’m surprised they are planning to play Edman in CF instead of SS. It seems like they would go with one of their young OFers in center and play Edman at short.

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    • BlueSkies_LA

      10 months ago

      That combo occurred often this season, with Pages playing quite a bit of CF. Expect this to continue if they don’t sign a free agent SS or CF.

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      • DroppedThirdStrike

        10 months ago

        Or try out Rushing in LF and Pages in CF. Or Pages in LF and Edman at CF. If it’s not working you add at trade deadline.

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  13. Bensmack

    10 months ago

    Great leadership skills and defensive back up in the infield. I would platoon him with Muncy at third base since he sucks against lefties

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    • 17dizzy

      10 months ago

      Trade Muncy & prospects to St. Louis for Nolan Arenado. Arenado and Edman are extremely familiar with working with each other.

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  14. Informed Sportsball Discussion

    10 months ago

    How’d the investigation into the thrown baseball that almost killed Dave Roberts turn out? My understanding was MLB and Ken Rosenthal were really hard at work on that.

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    • BlueSkies_LA

      10 months ago

      Today’s frowny winner. 🙁

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      • Informed Sportsball Discussion

        10 months ago

        @BlueSkies_LA

        I am honored. I have a lot more where that came from. Grimaces too.

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