The Los Angeles Dodgers could still make some really big moves this offseason. All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker remains a free agent, and there’s still talk about the team trading for Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal.
In the meantime, the Dodgers continue to tinker with the roster. It was announced that catcher Chuckie Robinson has been signed to a minor league contract. He was assigned to the Oklahoma City Comets.
This will be Robinson’s second stint of the year with the Dodgers organization. While he spent most of 2025 with the Comets, he did play in one game for the Dodgers.
He eventually made his way to the Atlanta Braves. Robinson is 31 now, but hasn’t had too many opportunities to play in the majors. In addition to the Robinson signing, the Dodgers also added pitcher Carlos Duran.
He was originally a signing by the Dodgers out of the Dominican Republic in 2018. He was in their minor league system for several years before joining the Oakland Athletics in 2025. Duran finally got his first chance to play an MLB game last season, but he gave up three home runs in 0.1 inning pitched. Luckily, he’s still only 24 years old, so there’s potential he could become a dependable pitcher.
Dodgers Were Surprised By Edwin Diaz Signing
The biggest signing the Dodgers have made this offseason was landing All-Star closer Edwin Diaz. He seemed like a lock to return to the New York Mets, so it caught a lot of people off guard that the Dodgers signed him.
According to The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya, even the Dodgers weren’t expecting to sign Diaz.
“Not just the media, but Dodgers people as well,” Ardaya wrote. “As The Athletic reported at the time, the Edwin Díaz signing came together quite quickly. The reporting and messaging at the time were consistent with what we had — that the Dodgers were ideally seeking a short-term deal with the likes of Raisel Iglesias, Ryan Helsley and even Devin Williams. As Friedman himself said after Díaz signed, the fact that Williams got three years shifted their calculus and prompted them to reengage with Díaz.”
What to Expect From Roki Sasaki
One of the big moves the Dodgers made last season was getting pitcher Roki Sasaki. While he looked great at times, his debut season in Los Angeles was a bit uneven.
Ardaya believes that Sasaki still needs some work, but he has the potential to be an impact player.
“The biggest thing, along with health, the Dodgers can hope to bank on from Roki Sasaki’s midseason transformation is his mechanics,” Ardaya wrote. “The cues they implemented to get him to use his lower half more were what was needed to get his velocity back to a place where his fastball couldn’t get crushed in the strike zone. That allowed Sasaki to be in the strike zone more often, which helped out his unique splitter.
“If the velocity is close to where it needs to be, then Sasaki at least has the building blocks for an effective starter, even if his new cutter doesn’t wind up being a viable pitch.”
