The Dodgers will be involved in Willy Adames' high-priced free agency

People around the league see the Dodgers as a possible favorite for star free agent shortstop Willy Adames. Dodgers bigwigs Andrew Friedman and Brandon Gomes had him in Tampa Bay.

Adames has been a frequent trade target for the Dodgers, Braves and Giants, and Atlanta could use him now too, but with a price tag north of $200 million, he could be expensive for them (they let their own long-time SS Dansby Swanson go). $177 million to the Cubs).

Adames could also play third base, so he could also fit with the Blue Jays and others.

Mets baseball president David Stearns acquired Adames for Milwaukee. Could they use him at third base and move Mark Vientos to first base if Pete Alonso leaves?

Tommy Edman plays skillfully as a shortstop for the Dodgers, but one scout said he's “really a center fielder.” Edman is also one of three impactful deadline picks for LA, which also signed talented backup Michael Kopech and NLCS Game 1 starter Jack Flaherty.

This is Dave Roberts' best work. They have a true All-Star rotation (Tyler Glasnow, Clayton Kershaw, Gavin Stone, Dustin May, Tony Gonsolin, Emmet Sheehan and River Ryan) and one who didn't perform at their level (Bobby Miller). But Roberts and Co. put it all together by using three starters, all of whom are also suffering from pain: Flaherty (back), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (shoulder) and Walker Buehler (Tommy John).

Roberts has a best 102-win average in his history, is 6-2 in winner-take-all games, and has won a World Series (yes, 2020 counts). He deserves a long extension so that his name is not mentioned among the hot seat candidates.