The Dodgers' ongoing Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping spree continued with a five-year extension for the 2024 NLCS MVP at $74 million with a sixth-year club option.
Outfielder Manuel Margot came to the Dodgers from the Rays as part of the trade for Tyler Glasnow in December 2023, but was traded to the Twins in February during spring training.
The Dodgers had several infielder injuries in July and desperately needed to fill innings at shortstop. Enter veteran Nick Ahmed, who signed and filled in admirably at the position for over three weeks.
Right-hander J.P. Feyereisen had four different stints in the majors with the Dodgers in 2024, including three games allowing at least three runs plus a scoreless May over seven games pitched.
James Paxton started out the year strong, but numerous bouts of underperformance caused the Dodgers to designate the pitcher for assignment. He was traded to the Red Sox in July and retired in September.