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Dodgers Roster News: Left-Hander Becomes Free Agent After Option is Declined

More moves continue to roll in for the Dodgers, this time by declining the club option for Danny Duffy

Ryan Menzie

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As the Dodgers continue to roll into the off-season, the team announced that they have declined their club option on Dodgers pitcher Danny Duffy. Duffy appeared in 13 games this season for the Kansas City Royals before being traded at the deadline for minor league pitcher Zach Willeman. 

Duffy was slated to make seven million for the 2023 season before the team declined his option. The money saved can be used on another potential target in free agency as the team looks to bolster their pitching unit.

Andrew Friedman has also been vocal of bringing Justin Turner back to the team. With this move, Turner can be cut from the team and then offered a new contract with the extra cap space created.

This of course doesn't shy away from the fact that the Dodgers pitching unit can use all the help it can get after the meltdown of injuries and no faith in a closer sprung up right before the postseason began. 

The Dodgers hitting didn't make it much easier, but it's never easy going into a postseason with your projected starters being out for the season or still slowly recovering from other injuries. 

It remains to be seen what moves the Dodgers will make during the off-season, especially with Stan Kasten being open about making moves fans may not expect. However, fans shouldn't be worried because at-least the team is aware there are some holes that need to be fixed in order to become legit championship contenders once again. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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