- Michael Conforto
- Kirby Yates
- Evan Phillips
- Miguel Rojas
- Michael Kopech
- Kiké Hernández
- Tony Gonsolin
- Andrew Heaney
The team has already exercised Max Muncy’s $10 million option and Alex Vesia’s $3.55 million option. And, of course, the franchise officially closes the book on one of the greatest careers in MLB history: Clayton Kershaw has retired, ending a run that included an MVP, three Cy Youngs, three World Series rings, and a legacy that will carry him straight to Cooperstown.
Miguel Rojas & Kiké Hernández
Rojas and Hernandez are special cases and covered in depth in Do the Dodgers Bring Back Either of Their Postseason Heroes?.
Rojas crushed left-handed pitching (143 wRC+), played plus defense at second base and hit the most important home run of the Dodgers’ season: a game-tying, two-strike blast in the ninth inning of Game 7 that saved their World Series hopes. He wants one more year. The Dodgers can easily justify giving it to him.
Kiké Hernández is a franchise legend, an October performer, and a beloved clubhouse presence, but also a declining everyday player coming off elbow surgery with a 70 wRC+ in 2025. The Dodgers may give him a conversation, but unlike Rojas, a reunion is far from assured.
Michael Conforto
It’s safe to say the Michael Conforto experiment did not work out in LA, which is unfortunate given the Dodgers’ historic ability to correct and resurrect hitters.
Despite an incredibly long and forgiving leash, Conforto delivered one of the worst offensive seasons of any everyday player in MLB, struggled defensively, and was left off the postseason roster. With outfield needs looming large, it’s almost a certainty he will not return.
