The rumor mill heated up a bit over the weekend with the Dodgers reportedly interesting in signing free-agent outfielder A.J. Pollock and possibly trading Joc Pederson to the White Sox or Braves.
First off, it’s curious that the Dodgers would be truly interested in Pollock because he’s likely to cost a significant amount (some think more than $50 million for three-plus years) and the Dodgers would have to give up the No. 31 pick in June’s draft and $500,000 of international signing money, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement.