The Dodgers Should Go All-In On a Trade For This Player

He would be a perfect fit for the Dodgers.

As if the Dodgers offseason couldn't get any better, there's still a universe in which the team can be improved.

We're specifically talking about the realm of pitching -- both in the starting rotation and in the bullpen. Even more specifically, left-handed pitching in both capacities. 

L.A. would love to add more balance to its projected starting rotation. Adding a lefty enables the Dodgers to stagger its fleet of right-handed arms. The theoretical return of Clayton Kershaw could help this premise even further. 

With that said, Doug McKain of dodgersnation.com has an even grander plan. The same can be said for fellow Dodgers Nation media personality Noah Camras. 

According to both, with the reasoning provided above and below, the Dodgers should do everything in their power to acquire Miami Marlins left-handed starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo. Along with Luzardo, the duo would also love to see L.A. nab lefty reliever Tanner Scott in the process. 

Let's start with Luzardo. There's a lot to like about the 26-year-old pitcher. For one, he's not yet in his prime. Plenty of development and potential success is still ahead of him. 

With a fastball touching 100 miles-per-hour and averaging 96.7 miles-per-hour, Baseball Savant has Luzardo in the 90th percentile as it pertains to fastball velocity. He also has a whiff rate of 31.4 percent (placing him in the 86th percentile). 

The Dodgers have had a dream offseason thus far, but there’s one trade out there that would make it perfect:

Acquiring Jesús Luzardo and Tanner Scott.

My proposed deal to fill the Dodgers’ final two roster holes, and why it makes sense for both teams:https://t.co/djF1BmaXGv

— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) January 17, 2024

Luzardo is also under team control for three more years. This alone makes him a very attractive target along with his stuff. 

Scott is a lefty arm with some fantastic analytics. According to Baseball Savant, Scott sits at least in the 90th percentile in most of the prominent analytics groupings available (including xERA, xBA, fastball velocity, average exit velocity, chase percentage, whiff percentage, strikeout percentage, barrel percentage and hard-hit percentage. 

In other words, he'd represent a massive upgrade (respectfully) over both Caleb Ferguson and Alex Vesia. 

As detailed above by Camras, the price could be rather steep in acquiring both players.

However, the Dodgers do have a surplus of arms in their farm system. At some point, they'll have to move some of those prospects -- especially if they're being blocked by current big leaguers for years to come.