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Just as rumors begin to circulate that the back-to-back AL Cy Young winner could be on the move, the Dodgers may be willing to clear a rotation spot and necessary payroll.
The Dodgers have discussed veteran righty starter Tyler Glasnow in trade talks this offseason and would not be against dealing him, according to ESPN.
Glasnow, who recently got married, just completed his second year with the franchise and has two years left on his contract with either a team or player option for 2028.
This interesting trade nugget comes at a time when it appears the Tigers may make a move for southpaw ace Tarik Skubal, with ESPN labeling a deal as “likely,” and the Dodgers represent one of the few teams with the payroll and prospect capital to acquire him.
The Dodgers have shown no signs of slowing down, and adding Skubal would be par for the course for a franchise that has feasted in recent offseasons.
It’s uncertain if the team rumors are connected, but moving Glasnow would clear valuable payroll space for Los Angeles while costing them a strong starter with durability concerns.
While Glasnow is a frontline starter when healthy, his availability has been the biggest hiccup in his career.
He’s appeared in just 40 games for the Dodgers over the last two years, throwing 224 1/3 innings in the regular season while going 13-9 with a 3.37 ERA.
Glasnow went 4-3 with a 3.19 ERA this past campaign.
Though he missed the 2024 World Series run due to an elbow issue, he tallied 21 1/3 innings this postseason and posted a 1.69 ERA.
The Dodgers already have a full rotation with Glasnow, Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani under contract next year, but that quintet is hardly a picture of durability.
Moving Glasnow, either for Skubal or other pieces, could allow the Dodgers to fill holes in other areas while potentially finding a more durable starter.
Glasnow will make $65 over the next two seasons — a clean $32.5 million each year — and has a $21.56 player option or $30 million team option for 2028.
The Dodgers’ biggest offseason move thus far has been signing former Mets closer Edwin Diaz to a three-year, $69 million deal.