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July 25, 2024 3 AM PT
Baseball’s trade deadline is on Tuesday, and the Dodgers are once again in danger of overthinking their way into paralysis.
They’re concerned about downsides of potential trade targets, such as the workload of Chicago White Sox starter Garrett Crochet. They’re bothered by the conditions of the market, which clearly favors sellers. They’re wondering whether they could extract greater returns in the future for their most highly coveted prospects, such as double-A catcher Dalton Rushing.
The worries have mounted to where they are threatening to obscure the Dodgers’ sight of the chance that’s right in front of the team.