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The Los Angeles Dodgers have added some depth to the outfield.
Per The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya, the Dodgers and former San Francisco Giants outfielder Michael Conforto agreed to a one-year, $17 million deal on Sunday.
The Dodgers currently have an estimated payroll of $180 million for the 2025 season, according to FanGraphs’ Roster Resource. With the addition of Conforto, that number is up to $197 million.
Los Angeles’ payroll also got another bump up when The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported reliever Blake Treinen agreed to a two-year, $22 million. With Treinen’s deal averaging $11 million per season, the Dodgers’ payroll could be at approximately $208 million.
Here’s a look at how the batting order could look with Conforto on the squad.
Potential Batting Order
- SS Mookie Betts
- 1B Freddie Freeman
- DH Shohei Ohtani
- C Will Smith
- 3B Max Muncy
- OF Michael Conforto
- OF Tommy Edman
- 2B Gavin Lux
- OF Andy Pages
Conforto, a nine-year veteran, just wrapped up his second year with the Giants, hitting 20 home runs, 60 RBI and notching a .237 batting average and .759 OPS. His home run and RBI numbers were his best marks since the 2019 season when he had 33 homers and 92 RBI.
Conforto, who underwent right shoulder surgery that kept him off the field the entire 2022 season, has remained mostly healthy over the past two seasons, playing 125 games in 2023 and 130 games last year. He missed a bit of time in 2024 due to a hamstring injury.
Though the Dodgers landed a talented outfielder in Conforto, they are reportedly hoping to retain one of their free-agent outfielders. After Conforto’s deal was confirmed, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported that Los Angeles is “still in on Teoscar Hernández.”
Hernández, who belted 33 homers and 99 RBI with a .272 batting average last season, was a major part of the Dodgers’ World Series run last year, but the 2024 season could be his only one in Los Angeles.
Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reported on Sunday that Hernández prefers to stay with the Dodgers in 2025, “but has long been intrigued by the idea of playing at Fenway Park and he’s a fan of Alex Cora.”
If the Dodgers can’t get Hernández back in 2025, they at least have some stability in the outfield with Conforto now on the roster.
