Quote Originally Posted by gut View Post
You can also read through the lines and see exactly how this trade happened. Kike' let it leak a few days ago that he had offers from 4 teams, the Twins were one of them, the Dodgers were not. Dodgers really didn't have room for him without shedding a non-optionable player. Its obvious Kike' likes playing for the Dodgers, and obviously the Dodgers like him. Dodgers have no ties to Margot, that was eating salary in the Glasnow trade.

So kike' presumably lets Dodgers know he was gonna sign with Minny for 1/$4. Minny is primarily looking for a 4th OF who can play CF. Dodgers Call Minny and say you can have Margot and we'll pay him down to, whattya know, 1/$4! Then they hammer out a prospect swap they feel is equitable and there is the trade.
Sounds logical.

Kike' and the Dodgers just kinda belong together. I don't blame him for taking the bag to play for the Red Sox, but he was never a starting caliber player. He's a utility guy with some power and very streaky hitting. He can deliver big clutch hits, and he can also go for long stretches as an automatic out. He and Chris Taylor have some similarities, except Kike' has a bombastic personality and Taylor is quiet.

Everyone was surprised to see Kike' end up back with the Dodgers, though, because the Dodgers were showing zero interest in re-signing him. I think they realized the team needed some personality, as their stars are big on stats but all on the quiet side.