After failing to trade for Justin Verlander, the Dodgers agreed to a deal with the Detroit Tigers for Eduardo Rodriguez, only to have the left-hander invoke his no-trade clause.
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“There were a couple guys that we aggressively pursued,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. “For various different reasons for those top-end guys, it just didn’t work out.”After passing on a high price for Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito last week, the Dodgers missed out on another top target Tuesday afternoon, when New York Mets ace Justin Verlander was traded to the Houston Astros.
With Verlander holding a no-trade clause, the match was viewed around the industry — and within the Dodgers’ front office — as an inevitability: If the Astros wanted Verlander, that was where he was going to steer himself.On Tuesday afternoon, the Mets and Astros struck a deal, forcing the Dodgers to turn their attention to Rodriguez.
“We thought with having a lot of his ex-teammates and guys he’s played with, [and] our place in the standings, I thought we would be very desirable,” Friedman said. “We respect that he had this right and he exercised it. Obviously would’ve loved for him to join what we have going here. But it’s hard for us to argue with family reasons.
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