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To call the Los Angeles Dodgers spoiled in the pitching department would be a major understatement. This was a Dodgers team that could afford to put righties Emmet Sheehan and Roki Sasaki in the bullpen down the stretch,

The 31-year-old outfielder hangs up his cleats more than a year after his final major league game, and two years after he was released by the Dodgers.

"It’s naïve to rule out the Dodgers when it comes to any big-ticket free agent, but their need for (Kyle) Tucker or Bellinger is not as dire as some of the other teams pursuing the outfielders," Feinsand wrote. "I would be surprised if either of them winds up in Los Angeles, but it’s certainly not an impossibility."

Given the Dodgers’ stockpile of potential trade assets and aggressive acquisition of talent, maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise that the team has been linked to a potential deal to acquire the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers.

Edwin Díaz's deal shows how the Dodgers use deferred payments and signing bonuses to manage their payroll and luxury tax in MLB

On Friday, the Dodgers claimed 26-year-old center fielder Michael Siani off waivers from the Atlanta Braves, per the transactions log on his official roster page. Siani only spent a month in the Atlanta organization, as he was previously waived by the St. Louis Cardinals and claimed by Atlanta on Nov. 6.

Players from other countries consider it an honor to play for their home country in World Baseball Classic. But Kim has to wait for permission from Dodgers.