4 star free agents Dodgers can sign when lockout ends

1. Carlos Correa

Now’s probably the right time to discuss the elephant in the room: Carlos Correa has no suitors.

The Astros? If their final offer is in the $160 million range, they’re going to be outbid by $200 million.

The Yankees? They’re the “leader in the clubhouse” by default, but have you gotten any indication Hal Steinbrenner plans to spend here when he wouldn’t for anyone else? There’s no connection there.

The Tigers chose Javier Baez. The Rangers chose two alternatives. The Red Sox could move Xander Bogaerts to second in his walk year, which is a handy way to infuriate a superstar by adding a chemistry risk. The Angels? They’re so crazy it just might work … and then proceed to not work at a high cost for the next eight years.

Per one of the final reports to emerge before the lockout commenced, the Dodgers are among the teams to have officially contacted Correa’s camp, a list that also includes the Yanks, Sox, ‘Stros, Braves and Cubs.

Presumably, their conversation with Correa’s side probably lasted the longest, considering they had the most in-house animosity to explain.

At the end of the day, though, if the market craters for a 27-year-old elite shortstop, which coincides with Scherzer’s and Seager’s money burning a hole in Friedman’s pocket, the Dodgers have to consider letting bygones be bygones and shocking the world.

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