The Los Angeles Dodgers made the most noise of any team at the trade deadline, acquiring back-to-back AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal while also adding All-Star left-hander Kris Bubic.
Both players are currently free agents, though, and while the Dodgers could still very well be in on them, they have avoided re-signing stars from midseason moves in years past. Here are some of the big names the Dodgers passed on re-signing in recent memory.
Manny Machado
The Dodgers acquired Manny Machado midway through July in 2018, sending five prospects the other way for the third baseman.
Machado played 66 games with the Dodgers through the remainder of the season, accruing 2.6 bWAR while posting an .825 OPS with 13 homers and 42 RBIs. He featured in 16 postseason games during the Dodgers’ World Series-losing effort, posting a meager .672 OPS in the offseason.
He went on to sign with the San Diego Padres on a 10-year, $300 million deal, and has been there since—becoming hated by the majority of Dodger fans in the process.
Max Scherzer and Trea Turner
The Dodgers splashed at the deadline in 2021 as they looked to defend their World Series championship, sending a four-prospect package to the Wash...