Dodgers Trade Deadline Rumors Heating Up Amid Losing Stretch
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The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the season with the best roster in baseball, and it wasn't necessarily close. Los Angeles added stars like Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, and Tanner Scott to a team that had already won the World Series last season.
But injuries have destroyed the Dodgers' roster. In fact, two of the three players listed (Sasaki and Snell) are currently working their way back to the big leagues due to injuries. Scott is healthy again, but has struggled.
With that in mind, the Dodgers will likely hit the trade market as hard as any team in the league. In fact, the Dodgers could turn desperate as the front office looks to win the World Series for the second consecutive season.
ESPN's Jeff Passan recently tabbed the Dodgers as one of the best fits in a potential trade for Minnesota Twins closer Jhoan Duran.
DENVER, CO - JULY 20: Christian Vazquez #8 and Jhoan Duran #59 of the Minnesota Twins celebrate their 7-1 win against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on July 20, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER, CO - JULY 20: Christian Vazquez #8 and Jhoan Duran #59 of the Minnesota Twins celebrate their 7-1 win against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on July 20, 2025 in Denver, Colorado."Duran is one of the best relievers in the sport, thanks to his nasty stuff, headlined by a fastball that averages 100.2 mph and a splinker that sits 97.5 mph," Passan wrote. "He has two more years of team control after this season, so he'd demand a big trade package."
While the Dodgers have a massive hole in their starting rotation, they could look to shorten games from the back end by acquiring one of the best closers in baseball.
Duran is putting together another solid campaign and would come with a few years of team control left on his deal.
The Dodgers could try to use former top prospects Bobby Miller and James Outman as potential headliners in a deal that sends Duran to Los Angeles. The Twins need young talent, but it would make more sense for Minnesota to add the more developed prospects from Los Angeles' system in this hypothetical.
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