3 Gavin Lux trades Dodgers should consider this offseason

1. Gavin Lux in a Max Scherzer Blockbuster

Could Gavin Lux pry Max Scherzer away from Washington if the Nationals threw in a little something?

Max Scherzer to the Dodgers would be akin to late-career stars teaming up with LeBron James in an effort to maximize their personal ring total, but it would also be…incredibly exciting!

The burden of the final year of Scherzer’s massive deal, encompassing his age-36 season, is falling on a Nationals team that feels pretty far away from contention just a year after their title. Patrick Corbin is still very much available, but Stephen Strasburg succumbed to more injuries in 2020 and isn’t a sure thing. Perhaps the Nats would like to build for the future instead of sitting on Scherzer during an 81-81 season?

Since Scherzer is only controlled for one season, a prospect like Lux would be too hefty an ask. So perhaps Andrew Friedman asks Washington to throw in top infield prospect Carter Kieboom, whose big-league struggles have been similar to Lux’s? Maybe it’s top pitching prospect Cade Cavalli (Washington’s No. 2) instead.

Adding Scherzer would give Los Angeles a jaw-dropping 1-2-3-4 punch next season, and replacing Lux with more prospect capital would be a far-reaching trade for both sides. It won’t happen, but a blogger can dream, right?

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