Dodgers Roster News: LA Tenders Contracts to 9 Players

It was a troublesome day yesterday for the Dodgers group as they made the robust choice to non-tender former MVP Cody Bellinger. Together with Belli, LA made Edwin Rios and Luke Williams free brokers.

Nonetheless, The Dodgers did determine to tender 9 of their arbitration-eligible gamers as properly, OC Register’s Invoice Plunkett wrote.

“They did tender contracts to the remainder of their arbitration-eligible gamers – pitchers Julio Urias, Walker Buehler, Dustin Might, Tony Gonsolin, Evan Phillips, Caleb Ferguson and Yency Almonte, catcher Will Smith and outfielder Trayce Thompson.”

At the very least some excellent news got here from yesterday, despite the fact that it was evident that the Dodgers would tender these gamers’ contracts.

Every a type of gamers was a vital a part of the Dodgers dominating the 2022 common season.
Julio Urias had arguably his greatest profession as a significant leaguer and completed third on this 12 months’s NL Cy Younger voting. Walker Buehler didn’t have the season he envisioned, in the end dropping him for the season with Tommy John, however he’s set to be the central piece within the Dodgers rotation for years to come back. Tony Gonsolin had a profession 12 months, incomes his first All-Star bid and having his greatest ERA at 2.14 in 2022.

And a no-brianer was tendering Will Smith. In 2022, Smith established himself as among the best catchers within the league and the very best within the NL. He slashed .260/.343/.465 with a .808 OPS whereas hitting clean-up for the very best common season group within the league.

Almonte and Phillips had super years, as Phillips, particularly, turned himself into the very best “fireman” within the majors. Despite the fact that Almonte struggled with accidents the previous season, he was spectacular whereas on the market and producing for LA.

Might, Ferguson, and Thompson have been all saved and deserved the best to be tendered.

LA is much from being accomplished this low season; they’ll proceed to enhance their roster as winter goes on.