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“Teams are coming after Corey Seager as a shortstop.’”

“I think teams view Corey Seager as a big-play shortstop in big games,” Boras said. He spoke at length to the media on Wednesday, touching on many subjects including those two.īoras dismissed the idea that teams might pursue Seager with the intention to move him from shortstop to another position like third base.

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Scott Boras is the agent for a number of top free agents again this winter – including Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager and starting pitcher Max Scherzer. We expect along the way we’ll get information that will be helpful. “Right now, we’re just proceeding as if we’re trying to do everything we can to put the best team together.

We don’t know the likelihood,” Friedman said. “We understand that there are a range of outcomes. But when that impact is felt – or how deeply – will remain an unknown as Friedman works through a complicated offseason that features 12 internal free agents and Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations that could shut the sport down entirely. “We aren’t prepared to talk about that right now,” Friedman said, his standard response to any question about Bauer’s status and future with the team.įriedman did acknowledge that Bauer’s situation “will have some impact” on the team’s payroll and, by extension, decisions on player acquisitions. Regardless, the Dodgers have a lot of money tied up in a player who is not likely to pitch for them again. Ultimately, the Dodgers might have to swallow the remainder of Bauer’s contract if they decide to cut ties with him (after any suspension has been served). The Dodgers would not have to pay Bauer while he serves a suspension – but Bauer could appeal or file a grievance once MLB hands down its discipline, extending the process further. Their investigation of the sexual assault allegations against him is still ongoing. The Dodgers could get some relief in 2022 if, as is anticipated, Bauer receives some sort of suspension from MLB. He continued drawing his salary while on administrative leave over the final three months of the season.

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They already paid him his full salary in 2021, approximately $40 million of his three-year deal. The Dodgers could very well find themselves paying Bauer his full $102 million contract for all of 17 starts made before July of this season. Much of Friedman’s payroll fluidity and flexibility this winter could be tied up in the outcome of Trevor Bauer’s situation. There’s a lot of inner-connectivity between years. … We never view payroll in a one-year horizon. “I know last year when we made the decisions that we did, payroll-wise, that we were looking at a much higher payroll for two years than what had been the previous two years.