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Dodgers Rumors: LA Among Teams Expected to Have Interest for Jacob deGrom

With the pitching woes for the Dodgers at the end of the season, this comes as no surprise

Ryan Menzie

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The MLB free agency is about ready to take off as fans eye who their team might land. Every season the Dodgers become a potential landing spot for some of the biggest free agents and Jacob deGrom has emerged as a potential player. 

Aaron Judge has been linked with the Dodgers and has heavily gained traction, but deGrom tops a list of upcoming free agents as the top pitcher heading into the 2023 season (via Jon Heyman, New York Post).

Zack Wheeler told The Post’s Mike Puma deGrom likes being a Met. Teams: Rangers, Mets, Dodgers. Expert: $125M, 3 years.

There are plenty of options for the Dodger to choose from, but no one would be against bringing in the two-time Cy Young winner, who is destined to command a lot of money, but will be worth every penny. 

The Dodgers went through a carousel of pitchers with Walker Buehler being done for the season, Clayton Kershaw and Tony Gonsolin dealing with his injuries and the team trying to bring Dustin May back up to speed.

The expectations are all the injuries should be fully recovered, except Buehler, and the pitching unit will be strong, but it's never a bad option to add to arguably the most important position in baseball. However, bringing in a guy like deGrom will likely mark the end of Kershaw's career. 

Nonetheless, the 34 year old pitcher has plenty left to give despite him returning to his Cy Young self is highly unlikely. Last season, deGrom finished with 3.08 ERA with five wins and four losses 11 games started. 

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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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