I’ll admit, when former Dodgers — especially good prospects — become available, I have an unusual desire for the team to bring them back. Tonight, that happened in the form of outfielder Franklin Gutierrez.
sources: gutierrez gets $2.6M plus 400 incentives on his #dodgers deal
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 11, 2017
That’ll play. It’s a minimal investment for a guy who hit left-handed pitching well last season (143 wRC+), and has over the course of his career (129 wRC+).
You’ll recall he was the main piece (Andrew Brown being the other player) the Dodgers sent to Cleveland at the end of spring training in 2004 for Milton Bradley.