Los Angeles Dodgers: It’s going to be Gerrit Cole or nothing this winter
By Jason Reed
2. There is no real trade market for elite starting pitchers
Unless something changes and an elite pitcher is unhappy and wants out of his current situation, someone such as Jacob deGrom could be an outside possibility, then there will not be much of a trade market for elite starting pitching this winter.
One person that is an outside possibility, and he does not need to voice frustrations with the New York Mets, is Noah Syndergaard, and even that is not that likely. Syndergaard has been in the trade reports before, though, so I could see him re-emerging this winter.
Syndergaard is the only big-name pitcher that has a decent chance of being traded and even he would not be worth it for the Dodgers. Sure, Syndergaard showed great signs, is a former all-star and could be a perennial ace, but he has not been great in the last two years.
Why would the Dodgers even be interested in trading their young arms with elite stuff, such as Dustin May, for someone such as Syndergaard with fewer years on his contract, who might not even be as good as we all hoped for?
It just is not going to happen. It is going to take a massive name, like a Jacob deGrom, to become available for the Dodgers to really make a trade push. Aside from that, it is very doubtful that the team adds a starting pitcher via trade this winter.