Another free agent target of the Dodgers is signed by the rival Giants

The acquisition of Brandon Drury to a two-year contract by the Angels removes a potential infielder for the Dodgers in free agency.The Dodgers are in the market for an infielder

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and an outfielder, and the free agency market features a player who can do both and who earned the Silver Slugger in 2022. However, we utilise the past tense because Brandon

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Drury is currently unavailable to buy. His versatility is best understood as "plenty of alternatives for where to try to hide him on defence," given that he can play a number of

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positions but poorly. Even though he was a strong hitter in 2022, the Silver Slugger year for utility players, it was only the second time in his eight-year career.

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It's possible that something snapped for him around age 28 because his two best seasons have come in the last two years. However, it looked likely that Drury's asking price in

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current free agent market would be too high for the Dodgers to consider. He was offered two years and $17 million by the Fullerton Angels of the Greater Garden Grove Metroplex

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Area, and he accepted.In particular, the AAV of $8.5 million is not terrible for Drury. However, the Dodgers only signed JD Martinez for one year despite his impressive track

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record as a batter; they wouldn't have given a weaker batter such a lengthy contract.Not getting Drury is disappointing, but I never thought he would be a good match for L.A. due

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to their defensive woes, especially after they signed Martinez. The Angels also have a prominent designated hitter, so it's likely that Drury won't see much time in the outfield.

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