Dodgers who may have played their last game in Los Angeles

Pedro Baez

The 32-year-old from the Dominican Republic signed as an international free agent with the Dodgers in 2007. Originally a third baseman, he was rated as the best infield arm in the Dodgers system several years in a row by Baseball America before being converted to a pitcher in 2014. He has pitched out of the Dodgers bullpen ever since.

After ending his 2019 season on a sour note, having served up a three-run home run to Ryan Zimmerman that put Game 4 of the NLDS out of reach, Pedro Baez enters 2020 one year shy of free agency.

He remains the team’s best option as a set-up man for Kenley Jansen, and even though his fastball velocity has been slowly declining, he still hits the mid-nineties on the radar gun, and opposing hitters have an impossible time getting a barrel on his pitches.

Relievers can be fickle, a reliable set-up man one year can quickly become a liability the next. The Dodgers bullpen is the one area where the team would like to see a major leap in the future. It’s hard to say if Baez will be part of the solution going forward.