Trade Talks INTENSIFYING... MAJOR Dodgers Trade UPDATE | Dodgers News

Trade talks intensifying for the Dodgers and pitching is involved. Brad Jay with you. This is of course Dodgers Digest. Subscribe, like, turn on notifications because you don't want to miss a second of all the Dodgers news available for you. Trade talks intensifying for the Dodgers. Who are we talking about, Brad Jay? Who is it this time? Okay, first off, before I say the name, this comes from not just one source. I mean, how many sources do you see on a daily basis saying the Dodgers could trade for this guy, the Dodgers could send $80 million man packing, the Dodgers could blah, blah, Dodgers, Dodgers, Dodgers, okay? You hear this all the time. But when I start seeing more than one involving the same guy, then you kind of start thinking there might be a little truth to this whole rumor here. And I'm talking about Ryan Helsley. Ryan Helsley, the Cardinal, the guy, what has he done? Two-time all-star, all MLB first team in 24, MLB second team in 22, NL reliever of the year in 24 and MLB saves leader in 2024 as well. So is that a good deal? Is he a good trade for the Dodgers? You got to think, you got to think that is. Why do you think that is? Because we can use the pitching man and the guy obviously his resume speaks for itself. So no matter what you say to me, this is a good move or this is a good trade if the Dodgers can make this happen, okay? And because I've seen it three or four different times from three or four different sources, means there might be something to this. Katrina Stebbins of Dodgers Way suggested the Dodgers could look into pursuing a trade for Helsley. He's projected to sign a six-year $81 million deal next year, okay? But he's got one more year in the contract. Dude is still owed $8.2 million, right? 8.2. I'll tell you what, if you're looking at it, what does he got? 49 saves last year and finished 12 games so far this season. Dodgers have a closer in-counter Scott, but Michael Kopech and Blake Trinan, Kirby Hayes, Evan Phillips absences have left massive holes in the bullpen. Do you think? Do you think? Yeah, especially for high level situations, which we had covered last year. So is it a good trade? Is it a good trade? The dude is owed $1 million and who do you trade for, right? Who would be the guy? We'll go on to the same article. Dodgers would make a lot of sense as a fit and I agree with this. Plus they have prospect capital to make it happen. The Cardinals could target failed big leaguers. I don't like that. With a huge potential like Bobby Miller, excuse me, James Allman, neither seem to be having a future with LA, but could be a massive piece of Cardinals. Either way, Dodgers need to add a bit more. Their bullpen and the Cardinals have the best name on the market. A deal could be a real possibility. And you know how those Dodgers, they love to get So whether you like that or not, I think it's a great idea. I like it. And I also like it for the for the fact that Bobby Miller and James Allman can go to a team that's going to give them an opportunity now to be able to do something because that path is not there. Not at all. What has he done? Why would we pick a guy like this? Or why would we trade guys? Let's look at what he's done. Let's look at his ERA back in 2022. See that the ERA 1.25 and 22, 23, 2.45 brings it back down in 24, 204. He's up to a 350 right now. But I really think that this is a rental that the Dodgers do not want to miss out on. And I don't know what your thoughts on that. Love to see them below. I'm down to see what you want to say below. Not nonsense. Is this a good thing? Should the Dodgers do something like this? I mean, is there a place for Allman? Is there a place for Miller with the team? I think right now, I think this is a great trade. And the fact that I've seen a few other places float the same idea. There you go. A Dodgers signing of Teo gets a regrade. What the heck does that even mean? Isn't it just a grade? You sign a guy and then you can grade how he did for the team, right? Isn't that, I don't even think that's a thing, a regrade. But apparently there's a regrade. There it is. And what do they say about Teo? What do they say about Teo Oscar? Well, he did miss some time earlier this month. He left groin strain, but otherwise off to an excellent start. Second season with the Dodgers hitting 310, 10 home runs, 41 RBIs, a 9.34 OPS. A big part of his value is driving in runs and he's been solid. He's so much more valuable to a team like the Dodgers with a star studded lineup that he'd be on. He wouldn't be on the team expecting him to be their top offensive player. Boom. Talk about hitting the fricking nail on the head right there. Exactly. This is the exact kind of team that Teo Oscar needs to be on because he's not the guy expected to be the main offensive production guy. That's not him. He's not expected that. But on a team, as you heard with that, with all stars, that kind of makes sense even more so because he's not expected. He can kind of fly under the radar. So to me, us Dodger fans, we already knew that was an A+. An A++, I don't want to know what you grade that, but it doesn't deserve a regrade. It deserves just a grade because when they signed him to a three year deal, that was worth it. That was a great signing for the Dodgers, the team chemistry, and not the whole team is on his shoulders. So regrade, grade, whatever you want to call that. I'm going to call that just a whole heck of a good signing right there. Oscar Hernandez, love him being a Dodger for the next two years after this year, after we win the World Series this year, by the way. Kike plays a joke on Shohei in New York, and you know what? When a team isn't producing and they need something, just sometimes a levity, just a little joke, a little helpfulness, it could really help things out. Remains to be seen if that helps things out against Cleveland. We'll find out. A part of a recent game for Dodgers, Kike Hernandez put a grin on his teammates and fans where he jokingly handed Shohei a special helmet. It's a large helmet. It's normally used by pitchers when they have to bat, giving them extra protection in case a pitch comes too close. Shohei is not pitching for the team this season because he had surgery on his elbow. He did not need the gear, but that did not stop Kike from having fun at his expense. So he hasn't been hitting well, although he did get a home run yesterday. That's 18. That ties Judge right there, so nicely done Kike there. But Kike wore that same helmet when he had, it was a blowout where he came into pitch, I don't know how many games ago, he had that same helmet on. So is that a clue? Hmm. Is that a clue? Is Shohei pitching sooner than later? I doubt it. I'm still thinking that Shohei, we're not going to see him until after the all-star break on July 15th. Then we're going to see Shohei pitching, and then we're going to have the perfect storm because all of our closers will be back. Snell, Glasnow, can you hear where I'm going with this? All the guys are going to be back. Saka will be in there. Yamamoto will be in there. Shohei will be in there. That's how it's going to play out, the perfect storm. So, funny stuff. Thank you Kike for keeping things real with the Dodgers. Finally, Yamamoto, that game is going to start very soon. Yamamoto versus Williams, a 1-8-6 ERA, that's what Yamamoto owns, to a 3-9-4, Williams owns. They have similar in K's, I think Yamamoto's got about what, 11 more K's than him on the year, 68 strikeouts to Williams, it's 57. Look, sputtering offense is not good. We need to give Yamamoto run support today. So, whatever the Dodgers need to do, I mean, even if it's two freaking runs, man, just help Yamamoto out for, just help, please. Two runs, Dodgers, three or four would be better, but look, I'm not going to look to give force in the mouth. Offense, produce, two runs, that's all we need. Hey, that's going to do it. Dodgers Digest, subscribe, like, turn on notifications. I'm Brad Jay. As you go through the day, remember to think Dodger Blue, and Let's Go Dodgers!