This is the only way this happens and Posey has been fairly consistent and adamant that they are not moving Eldridge and plan for him and Devers to be the core of the middle of their line up one way or another.
The only way I see Ryan going back to Cali is if the Dodgers decide they are content keeping Sasaki as their closer and make a compelling offer to add Ryan to their stacked rotation. I still think the Red Sox might be the best bet but as I’ve perused those circles those fans seem delusional about what would get that deal done. Duran and Password are both no go’s for me. If we’re going outfielders from them it better be Abreu or Rafaela, they’re young enough to at least still fit with what our realistic timeline is now. Tolle/Early/Casas/Campbell is more so what I would think (Tolle/Campbell being my preference with the expectation that Campbell is dropped in at first and bounces back with the bat at a consistent home), but who knows with this FO.
I also think the whole “sending players home” angles are overplayed. If we tear the whole thing down and Buck waives his no trade I can see Philly being an option as contenders who might also see him as a piece to put them over the hump, hopefully bringing back Painter/Crawford more so than an Atlanta deal. I don’t see that happening without Ryan/Pablo/Jeffers and possibly more going first though.
Only thing I know for sure is the next 3-4 years are gonna be rough.
