Baseball is in a strange offseason filled with unknowns. One of those unknowns is what the budgets will be for all the teams. Given those factors, teams are believed to be less likely to offer contracts to some of their arbitration eligible players. With that, the wealthier teams like the Dodgers will have an opportunity to grab some players for just the cost of a contract. They won’t have to trade for them or give up any draft picks.
Last offseason, Blake Treinen was non-tendered by the A’s and the Dodgers came in and signed him.