Dodgers Rumors: Michael Conforto, Blake Treinen Agree to Contracts in MLB Free Agency
December 9, 2024
The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are not resting on their laurels as they gear up for the 2025 season.
Per Mark Feinsand of MLB Network, the Dodgers have agreed to a deal with outfielder Michael Conforto. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic added that the deal is for one year and worth $17 million. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Dodgers also re-signed relief pitcher Blake Treinen to a two-year, $22 million deal.
Rosenthal also noted that Los Angeles is "still in on" free-agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández despite adding Conforto.
Conforto will be remaining on the West Coast after spending the last two seasons with the San Francisco Giants. He appeared in 130 games in 2024 and posted a .237 batting average with 20 home runs and 66 RBI.
Prior to joining the Giants, Conforto spent the first seven seasons of his career with the New York Mets, who selected him with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 MLB draft.
The 31-year-old was once considered one of the top prospects in the Mets' minor league system and he made his major-league debut in July 2015. During New York's appearance in the World Series against the Kansas City Royals that year, he became the first rookie since Andruw Jones in 1996 to hit two home runs in a World Series game. He earned the lone All-Star selection of his career in 2017.
Treinen has spent five seasons with the Dodgers, though he sat out the entire 2023 campaign following shoulder surgery. In 2024, he appeared in 50 games and went 7-3 with a 1.93 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP and 56 strikeouts in 46.2 innings pitched.
Hernández signed with the Dodgers prior to the 2024 season and finished the year with a career-high 33 home runs while batting .272 and adding 99 RBI. He hit .250 with three homers and 12 RBI during the playoffs as the Dodgers went on to defeat the New York Yankees in five games to win the World Series title.
Bringing back Hernández while adding Conforto would continue a strong offseason for Los Angeles, but it will surely face competition from other teams as it tries to retain the slugger.