3 teams that could lure Justin Turner away from Dodgers

SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays during a baseball game against the San Diego Padres September 10, 2022 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays during a baseball game against the San Diego Padres September 10, 2022 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
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(Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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2. Texas Rangers

If there’s one team that has so desperately tried to mine the Dodgers for their resources, it’s the Texas Rangers. It goes far beyond signing superstar shortstop Corey Seager and always being in the mix for Clayton Kershaw, though. The examples of former Dodgers that have played for the Rangers is actually insane.

Seager, Charlie Culberson, DJ Peters, Zach Reks, Willie Calhoun, Brad Miller, Dennis Santana, Josh Sborz, Jharel Cotton, and Brett de Geus are all players who have played on the Dodgers or came from the Dodgers farm system and played for the Rangers over the last two seasons.

Not only that, but the Rangers hired former Dodgers third base coach Chris Woodward as their manager (he was fired in 2022) and currently have former Dodgers assistant hitting coach Tim Hyers as their hitting coach.

All this is to say that the Rangers really do love poaching the Dodgers, and Turner could be the latest example of that. There’s room for Turner in the lineup as the designated hitter with Adolis Garcia starting in the outfield.

Turner would reunite with Hyers and Seager and would get to play in a location that charges no state income tax. With how much the Rangers love poaching Dodgers, he will likely could get a great offer from Texas as the icing on the cake.

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