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Though unlikely to move, Braun a fit with Dodgers
- Updated: January 7, 2017
If Ryan Braun is traded anywhere this winter, the Dodgers have the best chance to acquire him.
But for the moment, Miller Park remains Braun’s most likely Opening Day whereabouts.
By the terms of Braun’s no-trade protection, the Brewers can move him to only six teams without his approval: the Dodgers, Giants, Angels, Padres, D-backs and Marlins, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
Based on need and payroll, the Dodgers and Giants are the most plausible fits among those six clubs. And the Giants aren’t actively pursuing Braun, sources say, having resolved to distribute their left-field at-bats among Jarrett Parker, Mac Williamson and perhaps non-roster invitees.
That leaves the Dodgers.
The Dodgers, though, are busy with a number of other pursuits. First, they must formally announce Kenley Jansen’s five-year, $80 million free-agent contract, on which they reached agreement last month. They remain in talks with the Twins on a possible trade involving …
