Dodgers Way Team Makes A Big Splash on the Hypothetical Trade Market

The beauty about covering the Dodgers under the FanSided network is that you have discussions with other team sites and can work out hypothetical trades with other fans of other franchises.

Well this season, the FanSided MLB community is working on developing an “On the Block” article with most of the 30 MLB teams. This collaboration piece outlines different team needs and separates who are buyers and sellers come the July 31st trade deadline.

To break the ice, our Dodgers Way team agreed on a deal with the Motor City Bengals (Detroit Tigers) revolving around perhaps the biggest bat on the market. After discussions between site expert Ben Rosener, we agreed on a trade that would bring J.D. Martinez to the Dodgers. The trade details are below.

In a move that is not thought about by most Dodger fans, we believe a deal along this line would bolster the Dodgers offense to put the club over the hump and get them back to the World Series. Although the Dodgers are sitting pretty at 46-26, just a half a game back from first place, there’s always areas to look to improve.

We believe Martinez improves the Dodgers offense substantially and adds that right-handed power bat that the club has been missing with a lefty heavy lineup.

The cost? Maybe steep, but I’ll go into why we agree to trade away these two core, young players for the impact of Martinez’s bat. First, let’s see what the Dodgers got by trading for Martinez.