Dodgers DFA James Paxton: What’s Next for the Team?

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00:00other pitching news. James Paxton, the veteran lefty for

00:06the Dodgers DFA yesterday, meaning he was released an

00:11interesting stat line this year for Paxton eight and two. So

00:14when he was on the bump, the Dodgers who are one of the best

00:16teams in baseball would win games but an ERA above four.

00:21What does DFA Paxton mean? Does it mean the Dodgers are

00:26opening up some spots on the roster to add in some familiar

00:29faces? Yeah, well, they could have done that next week. So

00:34there was really no need to do it now if that was the case. I

00:36think they just simply looked at it and I guess a lot of the

00:40advanced metrics came out once he was DFA that showed that

00:42he's been one of the luckiest pitchers in baseball this

00:45season. They have scored a lot of runs for him and he's

00:48stranded a lot of runners which generally means you're lucky in

00:51baseball. Now, Paxton will latch on with another team. He is

00:55nowhere near the pitcher that he used to be as the strikeout

00:57numbers would indicate. I don't believe his career is over but

01:01I think the Dodgers simply put wanted more swing and miss in

01:04that rotation. So whether they add someone or not, I think

01:07it's sort of irrelevant. They're just kind of selling

01:10high on if you can say that even on Paxton's season.