{"id":9237,"date":"2024-10-08T08:20:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9237"},"modified":"2024-10-08T08:20:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:20:42","slug":"breaking-blockbuster-dodgers-trade-idea-sends-10-million-shutdown-reliever-to-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9237","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Blockbuster Dodgers Trade Idea Sends $10 Million Shutdown Reliever to LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1678830581-e1728321993572.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"devin williams\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Brewers might shop closer Devin Williams on the trade market this winter. Could the Los Angeles Dodgers be a potential landing spot?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0are in the middle of\u00a0a tense National League Division Series matchup\u00a0with the\u00a0San Diego Padres. But that doesn\u2019t mean some in the front office aren\u2019t preparing for 2025. Could\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers\u00a0closer Devin Williams be on their Hot Stove wish list?<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report\u2019s Tim Kelly proposed\u00a0eight \u201crealistic\u201d MLB trade ideas with the offseason creeping closer. One has Williams heading west to become the Dodgers\u2019 newest closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos Angeles will surely try to improve its starting rotation this winter, and some of that will come internally with arms like Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Tony Gonsolin returning from injuries,\u201d Kelly wrote in the October 7 story. \u201cStill, it\u2019s unlikely the starting rotation will be the strength of the Dodgers next season, and one of the ways you can mask that is with an elite bullpen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams will officially be under contract for 2025 once the Brewers exercise the reliever\u2019s\u00a0$10.5 million club option.<\/p>\n<h2>Devin Williams Would Be a Huge Addition for the Dodgers<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to overstate how big an addition Williams would be to Los Angeles\u2019 bullpen. The right-hander has been one of baseball\u2019s most dominant relievers since he won the\u00a02020 National League Rookie of the Year Award.<\/p>\n<p>A back injury\u00a0limited Williams to 21.2 innings in 2024, but he still produced a 1.25 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with 38 strikeouts. He\u2019s thrown a combined 141 innings since the start of 2022. That\u2019s led to a 15-7 record with a 1.66 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 221 strikeouts and 65 saves in 72 opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers\u2019 4.5 bullpen WAR had them as a top-10 unit in baseball this past season,\u00a0per FanGraphs. They produced a collective 3.53 ERA and\u00a0had 14 different hurlers\u00a0record at least one save.<\/p>\n<p>Among qualified relievers since 2020, only Emmanuel Clase (1.62 ERA, 8.5 WAR) has been better than Williams (1.70 ERA, 7.6 WAR). This is exactly the kind of shutdown reliever Los Angeles would want. They also wouldn\u2019t have a problem offering a contract to retain him beyond 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Would the Brewers Consider Trading Devin Williams?<\/h2>\n<p>Milwaukee is fresh off\u00a0a heartbreaking loss\u00a0to the\u00a0New York Mets\u00a0in the Wild Card Series, but they put together a solid regular season. First-year manager Pat Murphy steered his club\u00a0to a 93-69 record\u00a0and their second straight National League Central division title.<\/p>\n<p>This was accomplished after sending ace Corbin Burnes to the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0via\u00a0trade in February. So, why trade away a crucial piece of the Brewers\u2019 bullpen instead of trying to run it back in 2025?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What happens with\u00a0free-agent-to-be Willy Adames\u00a0might impact Milwaukee\u2019s intentions with Williams.\u00a0Spotrac is projecting\u00a0a $152 million contract for the shortstop after he set several single-season career-high marks on offense. Milwaukee would like to re-sign him. However,\u00a0Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported\u00a0on October 6 that Adames\u2019 ultimate price point might be too high for them.<\/p>\n<p>If that happens, the best the Brewers could get in return regarding compensation is a draft pick by having Adames reject a one-year qualifying offer. Instead of getting to that same point with Williams a year from now, they might seriously consider getting multiple prospects for him in a potential trade. They did the same thing with not only Burnes this past year but also with fellow closer Josh Hader\u00a0at the 2022 trade deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brewers might shop closer Devin Williams on the trade market this winter. Could the Los Angeles Dodgers be a potential landing spot? 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