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Los Angeles Dodgers: Answering the biggest current offseason questions

By Jason Reed

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 27: Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians smiles as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field on April 27, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 27: Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians smiles as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field on April 27, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /
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2. Will the Los Angeles Dodgers trade for Francisco Lindor?

Francisco Lindor is a name that plenty of Dodger fans have been clamoring over after reports of the team being interested in pursuing a trade and then follow up reports recently that trade talks have advanced.

However, in reality, the Dodgers have a very slim chance of adding Lindor. Right now, the price for Lindor is simply too high as the Cleveland Indians are reportedly starting their asking price for the star shortstop at Gavin Lux and Dustin May.

I know there is a collection of fans that don’t hold prospects near and dear to their heart and don’t mind trading them but the important thing here is timing. With two years left on his deal, the Dodgers can wait until next winter or even try and push the luck and go to the trade deadline in 2021.

Then the leverage on the Indians’ side will be removed and while they will still have to send some nice prospects in return, it might only cost one high-level prospect instead of two. From there, the Dodgers can make Lindor a part of the long-term plans.

However, I would not rule out a trade with the Indians whatsoever as I would not be shocked if the Dodgers added Corey Kluber to the mix. This stems from Jon Heyman listing the Dodgers as one of the potential teams that are interested in Kluber.

If the team is set on trading Joc Pederson, it would not be shocking to see LA flip Pederson and Tony Gonsolin for Kluber, whose value went down after his production last season.

The team would still need to add a bat and if they are adding a high-profile right-handed bat to the outfield then trading Pederson becomes much easier and because of Kluber’s relatively low AAV, the team has enough space to add both Kluber and Ryu.

I still think that there is not a great chance of the Dodgers executing a trade, but if they do, it won’t be for Lindor.

Answer: No on Lindor, maybe on Kluber

*UPDATE*: Kluber has been traded to the Texas Rangers, per Ken Rosenthal.

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