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Dodgers Issued Caution on Top Target at MLB Trade Deadline

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jon Conahan | Last updated Jun 15, 2025 4:30 PM ET

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be buyers at the trade deadline. There's no question about that, as Andrew Friedman has continued to prove throughout his time in Los Angeles that he'll do anything he can to win a World Series.

After the moves and Dodgers made at the deadline a year ago, he also understands how to evaluate under-the-radar talent, something that every team in Major League Baseball would love to have out of an executive.

One name that has continued to pop up for the Dodgers is Erick Fedde of the St. Louis Cardinals. The right-hander has shown to have above-average stuff throughout his career and has been great this year, posting a 3.65 ERA.

Despite that, Cody Williams recently urged the Dodgers to be cautious about his stuff, adding that they need to be careful in any trade for the Cardinals veteran because he isn’t as good as his numbers show.

"Fedde has continued to be solid with his overall numbers, posting a 3.54 ERA (second best in the Cardinals rotation) with a 1.30 WHIP. What jumps off the page with Baseball Savant, however, is that he's sitting with an expected ERA at 5.28 this season, 1.74 points higher than the actual mark.

"With the contact he's giving up and the situations he's found himself in, he's simply not been as good as his current ERA would suggest. His stuff likely isn't going to tick up meaningfully to change that, which means any team pursuing him should expect him to not be as strongly impactful as he has been. Buyers that should beware: Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers," he wrote.

Depending on the role the Dodgers would plan to use him in, and the package they’d have to give up, it could make sense to trade for him.

However, to say that Fedde has been an ace throughout his career would be unfair; in that regard, the Dodgers do need to be cautious.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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