Dodgers lose Corey Seager shortly after Max Scherzer in devastating turn of events

The Texas Rangers have taken a plunge from the top rope and dropped the hammer on the rest of Major League Baseball. On Sunday, they signed Marcus Semien to a seven-year, $175 million contract.

On Monday, they stole Corey Seager from the Los Angeles Dodgers on a mammoth 10-year, $325 million deal in a piece of crushing news for LA fans who were trying to process the loss of Max Scherzer to the New York Mets hours earlier.

This is already shaping up to be a near-devastating offseason having lost those two talents. You could look at the bright side and realize the Dodgers have a lot of money to spend … but they don’t have time. The lockout is coming in less than two days and there are far too many voids to fill.

Trea Turner as your Opening Day shortstop certainly eases the pain, but unless the Dodgers go nuclear and spend on a guy like Carlos Correa, they won’t be replacing Seager’s lost production with a single player.

Corey Seager has signed with the Texas Rangers in a wild turn of events for the Dodgers.

What’s even more concerning about the Dodgers is that they’ve … done nothing. Outside of a couple of minor-league contracts, there hasn’t been a peep out of the front office despite their being immediate needs in the rotation, bullpen and infield. One could even argue the outfield, too, if AJ Pollock isn’t viewed as a viable everyday option in left.

It’s even more surprising because of the Dodgers’ stature. They’re a big market and viewed as the most aggressive spender, having surpassed the Yankees, who seemingly don’t want to spend a penny outside of what they deem necessary. Now it’s the Mets, Mariners, Rangers and Blue Jays swiping free agents and ponying up a prohibitive amount of money in the name of getting better? What bizarro world is this?

Reports had suggested the Dodgers weren’t willing to go 10 years with Seager, likely due to Mookie Betts’ $365 million contract on the books in addition to Seager’s future at shortstop, which has been detailed as murky since it’s believed he’ll eventually move to third base. As a client of Scott Boras, it was evident Seager would be waltzing to the highest bidder, which we can assume was the case here. Haven’t heard much of any other competing offers!

In the end, the Dodgers lost the lifeblood of their 2020 roster. Seager was the NLCS and World Series MVP in a year that was characterized by fear and doubt. He helped sustain a bit of normalcy and brought the Dodgers their first championship in 32 years. Instant franchise legend.

Others may be quick to reference his previous below-average playoff numbers and the fact 2020 was largely played without fans, but Seager is unquestionably one of the best hitting shortstops in the game and has plenty of prime remaining ahead of him. Will the Rangers be paying for his decline? Absolutely. But the Dodgers could’ve afforded to as well. They just chose not to.

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