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Dodgers might be able to turn things around with one of these trades

By Rucker Haringey

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Rich Hill #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is checked out by the Los Angeles Dodgers staff in the first inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park during game two of a doubleheader on May 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Hill left the game after throwing two pitches. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Rich Hill #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is checked out by the Los Angeles Dodgers staff in the first inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park during game two of a doubleheader on May 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Hill left the game after throwing two pitches. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – MAY 19: Jose Abreu #79 of the Chicago White Sox hits an RBI single against the Texas Rangers during the third inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 19, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – MAY 19: Jose Abreu #79 of the Chicago White Sox hits an RBI single against the Texas Rangers during the third inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 19, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) /

1. Jose Abreu

The burly White Sox first baseman would provide the same punch in the middle of the Dodgers lineup that Moustakas would. He’d just do it from the opposite side of the infield.

Acquiring Abreu would allow the Dodgers to continue to play Cody Bellinger in their outfield. His athleticism is wasted at first. More importantly, moving Bellinger to the outfield gives the team an opportunity to sit either Chris Taylor or Yasiel Puig.

Abreu is currently hitting .306 with eight home runs in the middle of the White Sox lineup. At 12 and 30, Chicago’s AL team isn’t anywhere near a playoff spot. That means they are more than willing to part with their 31-year-old slugger for the right price.

Like Moustakas, Abreu is also only on a one-year deal with his current team. It’s very possible the Dodgers would look at him almost certainly as a rental. Spending big money on a player of his age with such a limited track record would be risky at best.

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Abreu is probably the most likely player on this list to end up in Dodger blue. His presence in the middle of their lineup could do a lot to lift their moribund offense.

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