Amid the fact that Major League FA's 일본야동 biggest players, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, are getting out of the roster, some speculate that the LA Dodgers might be able to spring camp with their current record.
MLB.com reported on the 15th (Korean time) that Chicago White Sox proposed a seven-year contract to Machado, and Philadelphia Phillies recently met Harper and offered specific terms with his wife. The New York Yankees, which used to be a team owner to recruit horse cars, appear to have lost their footing, and the Dodgers, which was considered a hot spot for Harper, is showing no signs of movement.
Regarding this, Sports Illustrated (SI) said on the 16th, "What is the Dodgers' plan for off-season? "It's a very embarrassing situation for the Dodgers to remain silent even when Alex Rodriguez, the best FA since his debut in the Major League," an article titled, "Brights Harper, seems to be out of their option," said the Dodgers. If Harper is hired, Dodgers can get everything they want." In other words, Dodgers should start recruiting Harper.
However, the Dodgers failed to make any clear improvement even though the offseason was over two months ago. "We signed a three-year extension contract with ace Clayton Kershaw for $93 million, left FA Ryu Hyun-jin and backup first baseman David Fris with only right-hander Joe Kelly and 36-year-old catcher Russell Martin," the SI wrote, adding, "To reduce the annual salary burden." With only a month left before the spring camp opens, the Dodgers said it was not easy to strengthen its power.
The Dodgers are reluctant to hire Harper because it wants to cut its annual salary in order to avoid paying a luxury tax. The standard for this year's luxury tax in the Major League is $26 million, and Dodgers' expected annual salary for this season is close to $198 million. The Dodgers have scaled back its annual salary to $291 million in 2015. It recorded $196 million last year and dropped to fourth place in this category. The Los Angeles Times reported in November last year that the Dodgers aims to keep their annual salary below the standard of luxury tax by 2022.
Harper is known to prefer Los Angeles, which is relatively close to his hometown of Las Vegas, but his attitude remains the same. ESPN recently said, 'Harper himself wants to be a Dodgers player, and the relationship between the two sides is not progressing any more.'
Under the current situation, the Dodgers' full-time pitching is not as good as last year's. Yasmani Grandal, the main catcher, left, and traded three main players, including Fouig, Kemp and Wood, to Cincinnati Reds. It is true that the starting pitchers who are at risk of injury are nervous, and even if Cori Caesar who underwent elbow surgery returns, the weight of the batters has weakened.
The Dodgers won the National League West Division championship for the past six years and advanced to the World Series for two consecutive years. However, he did not win the championship after spending so much money. Executives believe that they can no longer spend large amounts of money, and they are keeping silent in the FA market.
