If you were to list every Dodgers player from the time he joined the organization until now, the first eight names would be:
- Kenley Jansen
- Andre Ethier
- Clayton Kershaw
- Pedro Baez
- Yimi Garcia
- Joc Pederson
- Scott Barlow
- O’Koyea Dickson
It might be too soon to cross off Andre Ethier’s name, but he is a free agent for the first time. There’s a decent chance he will not return in 2018.
Go ahead and cross off Barlow’s name. A 2011 draft pick, he pitched eight games above the Double-A level in the last six years. The Royals signed him to a major-league contract Dec. 7. Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas are still free agents, but Scott Barlow is on a 40-man roster in Kansas City. Go figure.
Dickson formally moved on this week too. He’s headed to Japan to play for the Rakuten Golden Eagles. I wanted to follow up on this because a few interesting things happened at the end of Dickson’s time as a Dodger that bear mention and, well, it’s a bear market.
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