3 Players Who Definitely Won't Be on the Dodgers' Roster Next Season

The Los Angeles Dodgers, like in their previous three campaigns, failed to finish 2019 with hoisting the Commissioner's Trophy, despite high expectations to do so. Clayton Kershaw squandered a 3-1 lead in the eighth inning of NLDS Game 5 against the Nationals and Howie Kendrick finished things off with a grand slam in the top of the 10th frame.

It goes without saying that nobody associated with the organization thought their playoff trek would end this prematurely. Therefore, questions will need to be asked about how the club will approach 2019.

Well, to start, they will probably cut ties with these three players who don't hold nearly as much value as they used to.

3. Rich Hill

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The stars are aligning and it's time for the Dodgers to move on from Hill. An injury-plagued season saw him appear in just 13 games this year, even though he was quite effective in those outings, posting a 2.45 ERA. However, he will be 40 before the start of 2020 and LA already had one of the best rotations in the MLB without him this season. Hill was a valiant member since coming over in 2016, but he's simply past it at this stage in his career. On top of it all, he just played out the final year of his three-year, $48 million deal, so there's no way the Dodgers are doing to overspend on an aging pitcher.

2. Russell Martin

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Martin raked in $20 million in 2019 in the final year of his five-year, $82 million contract that he signed with the Blue Jays before being traded to the Dodgers. His admirable postseason performance against the Nationals in the NLDS should NOT persuade the franchise's braintrust to bring him back for another season. Martin is a respected veteran and tremendous for LA's locker room, but his production does not warrant a new contract at the age of 36 (37 once 2020 rolls around). He batted just .220 in 83 games this year.

1. Jedd Gyorko

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In July the Dodgers went out and acquired Jedd Gyorko from the St. Louis Cardinals in hopes the veteran would provide formidable infield depth off the bench. That was far from the case, and after slashing .139/.205/.167 with 0 home runs in 24 games, there's no chance LA is going to pick up his $13 million team option. They'll take that $1 million buyout for sure. Look for them to bring back David Freese on the cheap again.