The Dodgers have won the offseason! Kidding aside, the club announced a signing today bringing in five-time Gold Glove award winner Jason Heyward. It’s a minor league deal with an invite to major league spring training.
Heyward is a bit of a headscratcher as the former All-Star has been at or below league average in terms of wRC+ in 6 of the last 8 seasons. Moreover, he’s coming off a season where he posted an OPS of 58 over 48 games while battling through a knee injury.
The long-time Cubs outfielder is still owed $22 million from Chicago next season, which would be the final year of a massive eight-year, $184 million deal he signed ahead of the 2016 season.