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Mark P

3:31

Dodgers fans, let me know your take on this.....would you be cool with Verlander (also a member of the 2017 Astros) joining the team, but not Correa?

Don

3:32

Do you take Kershaw for the early announcement/retirement tour type?

Mark P

3:32

My take is probably not

JBD

3:32

As a Dodger fan, I wouldn't mind seeing them let the kids play and reset the luxury tax. They have a lot of good prospects. Outman was outstanding in a very short cameo, went back down and put up a couple of cycles in a matter of days apart. In fact, late in the season I was hoping they would bring him back up. Instead, they picked up Joey Gallo, which I did not understand from the outset. What were they thinking>

Mark P

3:34

The Gallo acquisition made sense, just since playing in the Bronx was weighing on him so much that a change of scenery seemed like it might've done the trick.

If I'm an LA fan, I'm cautiously optimistic about a "play the kids" strategy. After all, the Dodgers have a pretty good track record of success with homegrown players. If any of the youngsters aren't working out or perhaps hit a wall at midseason once the league starts to adjust, then the Dodgers can make some new additions at the deadline

Aaron

3:36

Surprised the Dodgers didn't protect Jose Ramos, especially after a strong AFL showing. What are the chances he gets picked in the Rule 5 draft?

Mark P

3:37

Ramos has to even reach Double-A, so it might be a reach for another team to put him on their active roster all season. The blessing and the curse of a deep farm system is that you can't protect everyone on the 40-man

3:39

Is there a role for Michael Busch on this team or is he trade bait?

Mark P

3:40

He could get regular 2B work as early as this season. If the Dodgers did sign a big-name shortstop, however, Busch would also make sense as a possible trade chip, if Lux then was positioned as the every second baseman going forward

3:42

That's it for today's chat, thanks so much for all the questions! All of the roster deadline chaos of the last week delayed some of the offseason team chats, but we're working our way through the clubs remaining

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