Los Angeles Dodgers Rumors: Dodgers' Future Brighter If They Can Land Cuban Infielder Alexander Guerrero

Los Angeles Dodgers Rumors: Cuban Infielder Alexander Guerrero Makes Dodgers’ Future Brighter

September 25, 2013 1:56 pm EDT by Isaac Comelli

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Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this week that Scott Boras, agent of Cuban infielder and highly sought after prospect Alexander Guerrero, expects his client to be signed to a major league team soon.

Boras believes, according to Hernandez, that Guerrero will be signed before the Dominican League’s mid-October start, leaving just a few weeks for the few teams in serious contention to finish courting the 26-year-old projected second baseman. There were whispers both in July and earlier in September that the Los Angeles Dodgers had snagged one of the biggest Cuban free agents on the market, but both times the rumors turned out to be false.

Nevertheless, conventional wisdom certainly puts the Dodgers as one of the frontrunners to sign Guerrero. With two other young Cubans already on the team in newly acquired pitcher Onelki Garcia and breakout phenom Yasiel Puig, Guerrero would likely fit right in if and when he eventually makes the MLB squad.

The most attractive part of signing Guerrero is his middle infield talent. Dodgers blogger Chad Moriyama reports that Guerrero was a standout player in the Cuban National Series as Guerrero has quite a bit of pop in his bat and has decent defensive abilities which make him a perfect fit for second base. With Mark Ellis having turned 36 this year, his .264 batting average is impressive, but could certainly be better.

With no clear replacement for Ellis coming up anytime soon from the farm system, the Dodgers would love to land Guerrero. If they do, the team’s management can expect an even more deadly batting lineup. That is a scary thought considering the damage the Boys in Blue can already do.

Thanks for reading! I would love to read your thoughts on Guerrero and if and where he would fit in the Dodgers’ system, so please leave a comment below.

Isaac Comelli is a Los Angeles Dodgers writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @IsaacComelli, “Like” him on Facebook or follow him on Google.

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Ian MacIntosh

So now that the Yankees stink, the Dodgers can assume the mantle of the most hated and overpaid team in baseball. They’re already close; a few more big signings and they’ll have it locked up!
- Isaac Comelli
  
  So true, @ian_macintosh:disqus! They Dodgers pay for it in a depleted farm system, though.
  - jt3z
    
    Actually since the new owners took over their farm has gotten better and better also people are saying by 2015 they will have the best farm system in the league.
    - Isaac Comelli
      
      The farm system is getting better because of all the young, international signings, which didn’t come until the new ownership. I’ll give you that, @jt3z:disqus. However, with all of the big trades over the past couple years, the Dodgers had to give up a lot of players.
      - jt3z
        
        Yes but i hear they have done very well in the drafts since the signings. We were near the bottom in MLB and ESPN’s farm rankings now we’re in the top 10.
      - Isaac Comelli
        
        Valid points, @jt3z:disqus.
easymoney

why all the hate on the dodgers,now that they are respected as the lone power house team in mlb we dodger fans love all the attention but we did’nt hear all the negative about the yankees when they were grabing all the head lines.
- Isaac Comelli
  
  I definitely heard the negatives about the Yankees, @disqus_Wdkj3bXIeh:disqus. People hate them for “buying their championships.”