Once the 2024 Major League Baseball season comes to an end, it wouldn't be shocking for the Los Angeles Dodgers to look for a way to improve the shortstop position.
Los Angeles has had some trouble at the spot recently and even tried six-time Gold Glove Award-winning outfielder Mookie Betts at the position this year. The Dodgers likely will look around again this winter for a solution to their shortstop problem, and the New York Post's Jon Heyman mentioned them as a team that could pursue Milwaukee Brewers star slugger Willy Adames.
"I would say that Dansby Swanson probably is the baseline there for Adames (contract-wise), and you certainly got to like the Dodgers," Heyman said. "They have done a lot of different things at shortstop, but if they could trade for Bo Bichette or land Adames, I think that would be a solution for them."
It's not hard to see why Adames could work with the Dodgers. Los Angeles needs a shortstop, and Adames has been a very good one for years. This hasn't been his best year defensively, but he is a capable defender and one of the best offensive shortstops in the game.
This year, he has launched 32 home runs with 111 RBIs. If he could bring a steady hand to the shortstop spot while also adding some right-handed pop to the middle of the order, that could go a long way. The price tag will be the Dodgers' biggest issue, but it seems like they have an unlimited amount of money.
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