Top Free Agent Pitcher Joined Dodgers Stars at Dinner in LA, Fueling Speculation on Potential Signing
Max Fried received a qualifying offer from the Atlanta Braves on Monday, but the veteran left-hander is now set to explore the more substantial offers expected in free agency.
That could include the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Fried was spotted having dinner with a handful of Dodgers on Saturday night in Los Angeles. Among the group was his high school teammate Jack Flaherty, first baseman Freddie Freeman, shortstop Miguel Rojas, reliever Daniel Hudson, second baseman Gavin Lux, right fielder Mookie Betts, and utility man Tommy Edman.
Fried is listed as one of the top free agents by several baseball insiders. However, not many of them think that the Dodgers would be a potential suitor for the lefty.
R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports lists the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets as potential landing spots.
“We wanted to print a complete list of left-handed starting pitchers with a better ERA+ than Fried since the beginning of the 2020 season, but we ran into a problem when we went to compile the names. You see, no sinister hurler who had a decent amount of innings (min. 200 combined) actually placed ahead of him in that metric,” Anderson wrote.
