The Los Angeles Dodgers are never afraid to make a big move and the upcoming 2026 Major League Baseball trade deadline should be no different.
The Dodgers could use another bat in the infield and ESPN's Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel mentioned Los Angeles among the best fits for Detroit Tigers All-Star slugger Gleyber Torres.
"Chance of being traded: 80 percent," Passan and McDaniel. "Rest-of-season impact: Moderate. Years of control: Just the rest of 2026. The buzz: Torres has reinvented himself as an ideal leadoff type, prioritizing on-base percentage and consistent contact. He is a perfectly serviceable second baseman defensively, and for on-base-starved teams, he is a reasonable antidote. His $22 million contract does the Tigers no favors, but if that's the price for a contract to get someone who reaches 40% of the time, it's worth it -- even if a team's strength at second relegates Torres to DH duty. ...
"Best fits: Dodgers, Blue Jays, Diamondbacks, Guardians."
The Dodgers don't need Torres to contend, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to add him. He's slashing .280/.395/.395 with a .790 OPS, four homers, and 18 RBIs in 43 games played. Imagine if Los Angeles could add a bat like that?