Los Angeles Dodgers: How Kluber and Bumgarner affect the Dodgers

1. How the Corey Kluber trade impacts the Los Angeles Dodgers:

The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently engaged in trade discussions with the Cleveland Indians for Francisco Lindor with the possibility of Mike Clevinger also being packaged along. Talks between the two teams appeared to be heating up, however, this Kluber trade only cools things down.

The speculation is that the Indians will not look to move Lindor this offseason as a result of trading Kluber and getting his salary off the books, which would be the entire reason to trade Lindor at this point. With no financial incentive, the Indians have no reason to trade Lindor now rather than later.

Either way, the team is going to get a great return and they can look to hold onto Lindor, try to expand the market as teams figure out what the needs are and thus can drive up the price.

If the team is not in a position to contend this season then they could look to move Lindor at the deadline. If the Indians are contenders then I could see them waiting until next offseason or even the following trade deadline.

This is not even the Dodgers’ fault. The Indians have no reason to want to trade Lindor now unless the Dodgers significantly up the return and make it a record-setting return, which simply is not worth it when the team already has an all-star-caliber shortstop.

I would not be shocked if the Dodgers still work out a deal for Clevinger by packaging a young arm such as Tony Gonsolin alongside another young player, such as Edwin Rios, and another highly-touted prospect.

However, the chances of Lindor coming to LA, at least for now, seem to be diminished.