CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 26: Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Chicago Cubs bats against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on September 26, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
How could the Dodgers not pick up the phone and call these free agents, after the talent pool just got much larger?
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of only a few big-spending teams poised to take full advantage of second free agency!
See, that’s when the league’s cheap franchises — a number that is skyrocketing in 2020 — let loose additional players who they could’ve retained control over, but instead chose to non-tender as their arbitration meetings approached.