The 2027 Dodgers will indeed look different compared to this year’s squad, as right-hander Evan Phillips returned to his old stomping grounds in Atlanta.
Now with several voids in the bullpen, the Dodgers have begun inquiring on a pair of former Yankees relievers, those being right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga and left-hander Tim Hill. The Dodgers are one of five teams interested in Loaisiga and are one of three teams interested in Hill. Jesse Rogers of ESPN and Jon Heyman of the New York Post tweeted
the team’s interest in Loaisiga and Hill respectively.
After spending parts of eight seasons with the Yankees, Loaisiga spent the 2026 season with the Arizona Diamondbacks, posting a 2.42 ERA and a 2.88 FIP while striking out 48 and walking 13 across 67 innings. Hill is coming off his worst season in pinstripes, as he posted a 4.60 ERA and a career-worst 5.93 FIP, striking out just 25 and walking 13 across 58 2/3 innings.
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The biggest detriment for the Dodgers this past season was the injury bug, most notably the pair of injuries that plagued Shohei Ohtani both on the mound and at the plate. The Dodgers are the only team that has to worry about maintaining one of their key starting pitcher’s health while also ensuring that same pitcher continues to lead the team in home runs hit.
The top priority for both Ohtani and the team entering 2027, as noted by Sonja Chen of MLB.com, is fulfilling the tough demand of having the two-way superstar healthy as a pitcher and hitter for the entire season.
Having a healthier Ohtani may not have changed the Dodgers’ fate this past season, and they can’t let themselves get caught up in wondering what could have been. But finding a way to get Ohtani through a two-way season at full strength, or close, could be as valuable as any transaction the team may make this offseason.
Dylan Hernandez of the California Post reported that the Dodgers sent a three-man envoy to Yokohama High School to scout teenage right-hander Shoki Oda.
Former Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson will be reuniting with his older brother Klay in Miami, as the younger Thompson will join the Marlins’ baseball operations department, reports Christina De Nicola of MLB.com.
