The Los Angeles Dodgers enter this offseason with a familiar mix of star power and practical questions after falling short of a third consecutive championship.
Miguel Rojas has retired, and Kiké Hernández is headed to free agency, leaving gaps in the kind of flexible infield and outfield depth that has long been a Dodgers hallmark.
The club’s core remains formidable, yet the ages of several everyday regulars have raised the volume on conversations about insurance and positional flexibility.
In his early free-agency projections for Bleacher Report, Kerry Miller singled out Mauricio Dubón as a logical fit for Los Angeles.
Miller noted that Freddie Freeman is 37, Max Muncy is 36, and both Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández are 34, then observed that banking on those four players to approach a combined 600 games in 2027 would be an ambitious plan.
The Dodgers, he argued, simply need an established player who can cover virtually any spot on the diamond without creating a new set of problems.
Dubón spent 2026 with the Atlanta Braves and delivered a reliable season that included a .276 batting average, a .321 on-base percentage, and a .399 slugging percentage, along with 12 home runs and 73 RBIs.
He also earned his third career Gold Glove Award as a utility player.
His defensive range has long allowed him to handle shortstop, second base, third base, and all three outfield positions at a high level, giving managers the freedom to move him around without sacrificing competence.
That profile aligns with the way the Dodgers have repeatedly valued multi-positional contributors who can absorb innings when injuries or rest days create openings.
One open question is how Dubón views his own role. If he prefers to remain a true super-utility option rather than lock into a single primary position, the Dodgers offer a natural landing spot.
Second base has been something of a revolving door in recent seasons, so a more regular assignment there is not out of the question either.
NBC Sports projects that Dubón will land a two-year, $22 million contract, a figure that would represent a modest investment relative to the massive deals the Dodgers have completed in recent winters.
Pairing Dubón with the already versatile Tommy Edman would largely complete the club’s positional depth chart.
The move would not generate the headlines that accompany nine-figure contracts, yet it would address a concrete need created by the departures of Rojas and Hernández while giving the Dodgers another proven defender who has contributed on contending clubs.
For a team that continues to balance star-level talent with the practical realities of an aging everyday core, Dubón represents a quiet but useful addition that could prove its value over the course of a long season.
