Like at the annual trade deadline and with free agency in previous years, the Los Angeles Dodgers again are being linked to the top players who are available. In terms of this offseason, that amounts to reported interest in Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon.
Cole and Strasburg are considered the most-coveted pitchers on the free agent market — with the Dodgers’ own Hyun-Jin Ryu on their heels — and Rendon is the top position player who is not under contract.
The Dodgers’ interest in Rendon dates back to the middle of the 2019 season, and his reported willingness to accept a short-term contract could mesh well with president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman’s vision.