3 Dodgers who survived the trade deadline but will be gone in the offseason

The Dodgers had a shockingly underwhelming deadline, despite high expectations for Andrew Friedman to make some huge moves. The bullpen, the biggest issue of them all, remain mostly unchanged after the addition of Brock Stewart, and Michael Conforto lived to see another day on the roster after the Dodgers declined to acquire a star outfielder.

Still, this season has exposed a lot of weaknesses that the Dodgers will want to fortify the roster against going into 2026. It's stayed mostly steady in the aftermath of the trade deadline, but LA will need to clean house a little in the offseason.

3 Dodgers who survived the trade deadline but will be gone in the offseason

Michael Conforto

Conforto was probably breathing the deepest sigh of relief of anyone in baseball when the Dodgers didn't trade for a superstar outfielder at the deadline. Alex Call is better than Conforto — though, to be fair, it's not hard to be — but he fits more into the profile of a fourth outfielder to replace James Outman.

Unless he turns into the best player in baseball in the last two months of the season, letting Conforto walk again in free agency will be the easiest thing in the world for the Dodgers. Even if he was eligible for a qualifying offer, it wouldn't be extended to him. The best he can hope for now is to have a decent second half and maybe postseason to try to earn a respectable contract elsewhere in free agency.

Alexis Díaz

If fans thought that what the Dodgers did with their pitcher signings last offseason was overkill, they might have another thing coming to them in the upcoming offseason. The rotation shouldn't be an issue, as everyone currently there is either on a long-term contract or still has years of team control left, but the bullpen is going to need a lot of help.

In the event of a roster crunch, Díaz probably won't survive. The Dodgers might just send him to the minors instead of trading him, but either way, he most likely doesn't start the season on the Opening Day roster. He's done clean work over the 3 1/3 innings he's gotten for the Dodgers so far, but he's also still contending with the 12.00 ERA he left behind in Cincinnati. There's still time for him to prove that he can be a rare reclamation project that carries over (Anthony Banda, Evan Phillips, and so on), but he hasn't shown enough yet to survive a potential culling.

Miguel Rojas

Rojas is a free agent this offseason, and the Dodgers should take it as a golden opportunity to let him go. They're fond of their veteran utility men — Kiké Hernández is clear proof of that — but Rojas has turned himself into fan least favorite with exceptionally shoddy defense. The Dodgers also have internal options who deserve more opportunities and aren't getting them because of Rojas' presence (Dave Roberts, please play Hyeseong Kim more when he's back from the IL).

Even if the Dodgers still don't completely trust Kim, for some reason, they should upgrade the bench instead of inviting Rojas back. He's expressed interest in becoming a coach and eventually a manager, and even though his alleged beef with Jazz Chisholm doesn't exactly speak well to his ability to do that, the Dodgers would be better off inviting him back in that capacity instead of as a player.