Los Angeles Dodgers: Ranking linked free agents by likelihood

Fans are hopeful that the Los Angeles Dodgers will be spenders this offseason and there have been four notable free agents in the discussion.

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell short in 2019 after losing in five games to the Washington Nationals and many fans are hopeful that this will prompt the front office to make some moves this winter.

The luxury that the front office has is that the team is so deep already that they could not make a single move and the Dodgers would still be a threat to win 100 games. However, in an offseason where the Dodgers actually have a good amount of luxury tax space, it seems as if it is time to strike.

There have been four free agents that have dominated the discussion thus far, with more potentially in the wings later in the hot stove season. For now, we decided to rank these four free agents by the likelihood of them signing with the Dodgers, starting with…

4. Josh Donaldson

Josh Donaldson is viewed as the second-best third baseman in this year’s free-agent class and he was not an initial target, at least so we thought, of the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, reports of the Dodgers pursuing Donaldson this winter have changed that.

It is not hard to see why the Dodgers would be interested in Donaldson. Although he is no longer in MVP form or an all-star, Donaldson was a reliable power-hitting right-handed bat that produced runs.

That is exactly the kind of bat the Dodgers could use to hit fourth or fifth in between Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy. A.J. Pollock was not consistent nor on the field enough to play into that role, which seemed to be the intent in that signing.

However, after signing a one-year deal last winter, Donaldson is likely going to be looking for more and I would predict that the 33-year-old gets a five-year deal.

That is not terribly long, however, if the Dodgers are going to sign a third baseman for five years, it is going to be someone else.