Dodgers Eye Small Changes as Mets Loom for Tarik Skubal

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Dodgers Expected to Make Small Changes While Pursuing Tarik Skubal

The Dodgers are expected to make only small changes moving forward. The team’s biggest stars—including Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and Max Muncy—are expected to return next season.

The greater concern is the potential loss of clubhouse leaders such as Miguel Rojas and Kiké Hernández. Rojas is retiring, while Hernández is considering retirement or a move to another team. Their leadership and ability to bring the team together during difficult moments helped make the Dodgers a championship team over the past two years.

The Dodgers are already an older team, and losing those important clubhouse voices could make it harder for them to maintain the same level of success. Even with the superstars remaining, the team will miss the players who provided its clubhouse glue.

This run was described as the greatest era of Dodgers baseball in franchise history, including the organization’s years in Brooklyn.

The Dodgers are also viewed as a front-runner for Tarik Skubal and are expected to make a competitive, short-term offer. However, if the Mets decide he is their priority, they could ultimately land him. The Dodgers are not expected to exceed the figure they have in mind, and the prediction is that Skubal will play for the New York Mets next season.