Dodgers could break baseball by trading with Mets, but New York shouldnât trade with Los Angeles originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. As I've said over the past few years, the Los Angeles Dodgers are very scary because, at any moment, Andrew Friedman can dip into his farm system and make a blockbuster deal. The Dodgers have one of the best farm systems in baseball, and while some teams might not want to trade some of their top players to Los Angeles, if a team has the best return, that's often where a star player goes. There's a lot to think about for a team like the New York Mets when potentially trading with Los Angeles, but if New York believes it has an opportunity to get better in the future because of some of the Dodgers prospects, anything is possible. That's why the latest idea of the Dodgers trading for Freddy Peralta really wouldn't be the craziest idea. In fact, it makes a lot of sense if the Dodgers were to be interested because they probably believe they can sign him at the end of the year or extend him before he reaches free agency. âThis is the nightmare scenario, but with Blake Snell still on the IL â and with RĆki Sasaki and Emmet Sheehan both struggling immensely â there's incentive for the Dodgers to be aggressive. And at $8 million, Peralta hardly breaks the bank for baseball's richest team. âThe Dodgers would be in prime position to re-sign Peralta, and maybe to target Tarik Skubal while they're at it. This is the dystopian hellscape the other 29 MLB teams have created with their financial reservations. In addition to an endless revenue stream, the Dodgers are equipped with arguably the deepest farm system in baseball. They can make it well worth the Mets' while to ship Peralta to the west coast,â Christopher Kline of FanSided wrote. A lot of this is going to come down to what the Mets can get on the open market. If they have a comparable trade offer on the table, not sending Peralta to Los Angeles would make sense. Unfortunately, the Dodgers might be very aggressive and do whatever it takes to land a player of his caliber. - Blue Jays have no reason to call Mets for this two-time All-Star if New York continues to struggle - Ex-Mets star Pete Alonso not expected to be traded by Orioles despite slow start - Conflicting reports raises questions about whether Mets are trading Freddy Peralta to Cubs - Yankees trade proposal moves on from Spencer Jones, Jasson Dominguez, and Carlos Lagrange for a first-ballot Hall of Famer - Braves trade idea brings in three-time All-Star to pair with Ronald Acuna Jr. in deal that would capture NL East - Phillies trade proposal would move on from Zack Wheeler in insane trade idea
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