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I think you are reading morosi's tweet the wrong way Dave, lol. Morosi mentions that Twins asked for Alvarez but were obviously rejected. Wanting and agreeing to are two different things. You adamantly said the Dodgers agreed to Alvarez as part of the deal, which obviously did not happen. Also, before you take your victory lap you also had this deal done during the winter meetings, which was obviously wrong too.

I already stated the reason he wasn't a lock to make it in the Dodger's rotation, and it wasn't because he wasn't legit. The Dodgers pitching depth is just really impressive right now. The Dodger were simply trading from their surplus. As far as legit goes, we will see what kind of pitcher he will turn out since no one really knows if he's legit.

I don't agree that the Dodgers didn't love JDL's future. The Dodger must have thought JDL was good enough to net a player like Dozier.

You kind of made it seemed like if JDL's ceiling is that of a #2 he should be a lock in the Dodger rotation. I simply was stating that the Dodger rotation is just staked with more proven pitchers. Also, the Dodgers aren't just going to DFA two possible solid pitchers in McCarthy and Kazmir. If last year is any indication of what happens to pitchers in a long season, these two are going to have to pitch plenty even though they aren't guaranteed a spot in the rotation.

Pitchers don't have to be #2 in the rotation to pitch like a #2. Just look at Kendrick with the Cubs. The guy was their #5 starters and ended up pitching like an ace. JDL wasn't a lock in the rotation because of many circumstances. One, Kershaw, Hill, Maeda, Wood, and Urias are currently more proven pitchers. Two, pitchers like McCarthy and Kazmir are veterans with big contacts, so must stay on their roster. The Dodgers just didn't have the room to give JDL the innings that he deserved, so he was used to acquire to fill a need. He wasn't traded because he was no good.

Also this from Buster Olney; Since Andrew Friedman took over the Los Angeles Dodgers' baseball operations, he has fended off repeated trade requests for Corey Seager, Julio Urias, Cody Bellinger and Yadier Alvarez. L.A. probably could've landed Cole Hamels, Chris Sale or other established stars, but the Dodgers have kept the best of their prospects. And they enjoyed the first extraordinary benefit of that approach last season. Just sharing. I think the Twins did the right things in rejecting the 1 for 1 offer.

If Buehler holds up physically, he will be another top prospect is an already deep farm system.

Dozier is definitely better, but at what cost? The Dodgers just got a major upgrade at 2nd from what they had.

And this is why Alvarez was never offered.

The Dodgers actually performed fairly well against Bum during the regular season.

But why should we believe the meteorologist that is predicting snow when more seasoned meteorologist are predicting rain? Sorry Dave but you have been way off in your "reporting".

I read it twice, and it still doesn't change the fact that you said that the Dodgers have just "2 solid starters": Kershaw and Urias. I was just stating that Hill was more than a solid starter. As for your second statement, you mentioned that "beyond them", I infer you still mean Kershaw and Urias, that the Dodgers are filled with injury prone pitchers. My rebuttal was simply, then why would the Dodgers trade two pitchers with the possibility of pitchers getting injured?

Do your research on Hill. Despite not logging in a lot of innings, he has been one of the most dominant pitchers when he has pitched. You also contradicted yourself. If the Dodgers have a lot of injury prone and "washed up" pitchers, then why would they trade two of their young pitchers that could step in when?

You mean the same criticism they faced when they didn't sign Greinke last year? The same year where they were just 2 wins away from the WS? One player doesn't ruin your season. Even when the best pitcher in the league went down, Kershaw, the Dodger managed to take first place in their division.

Actually he did, Beradino's sources informed him that Alvarez was never offered. He is referencing his source in his report. "The Dodgers, according to sources familiar with the talks, were willing to part with right-hander Jose De Leon, their top-rated pitching prospect, but steadfastly refused to include a second high-end pitching prospect such as Yadier Alvarez, Walker Buehler or even Brock Stewart."