The Los Angeles Dodgers lost another two players in free agency this month, a right-handed pitcher and a catcher. As for the pitcher, it was the second stint in LA for the 32-year-old with a 4.44 career ERA across seven MLB seasons.

In other news, the Dodgers officially hired a new hitting coach to replace Aaron Bates a few days after the coach and the team couldn't agree to a new contract. The new coach saw his former team finish in the top-10 in terms of batting average, on-base percentage and OPS in 2026.

Finally, as the Tarik Skubal sweepstakes heat up this offseason, general manager Brandon Gomes provided some more insight into his team's pursuit of the two-time Cy Young award winner.

"I know that he enjoyed his time here, we loved having him, so I think that's certainly helpful as far as these conversations go," Gomes said on Tuesday. "And outside of that, he's earned the right to be in this position and figure out what's best for him and his family. So we'll have those conversations as things go."

The price to keep Skubal in LA won't be cheap.

Last season, Skubal tossed a 2.61 ERA after the trade deadline in his 10 regular season starts as a Dodger, and throughout the season, got batters to chase his offerings outside of the strike zone 36.6% of the time (good for the 97th percentile) and limited his walks to just 4.4% of the time (good for the 99th percentile).

There has been a slight down-tick in Skubal's average fastball velocity from 2025 to 2026, but it is worth nothing that Skubal also underwent a NanoScope elbow surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow this past May (a similar procedure, but less intensive than what Blake Snell underwent). Even though he was still a member of the Detroit Tigers, the surgery was done with Dodgers head physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

Here’s all the latest Dodgers news and stories (click the headline for the full article):

Dodgers Tweets of the Day

Sign up for our free newsletter and follow us on X/Twitter and Facebook for the latest news.