The Dodgers’ outfield situation for 2023 remains unclear, and ESPN’s Buster Olney has thrown an interesting name out there for fans to consider. After jettisoning one former MVP from their outfield, could L.A. add a different one?
McCutchen was on an easy Hall of Fame trajectory early in his career, averaging nearly 5.4 WAR per year across his first seven seasons. In that time, he made five All-Star teams and had four straight top-five MVP finishes, including winning the award in 2013.
Starting in 2016, though, McCutchen’s career kind of fell off a cliff.