The conversation around the Los Angeles Dodgers has focused in recent months on their Japanese legion led by Shohei Ohtani, then Yoshinobu Yamamoto and this offseason capped off with the phenomenon Roki Sasaki, but they could soon change direction towards their manager Dave Roberts.
The Dodgers hired Roberts in 2016 and in his first few seasons he was heavily criticized for his strategies, especially in how he handled the bullpen, then because despite having quality in his roster the results did not come, until he managed to lead the team to the conquest of the World Series in 2020, in a season adjusted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and his first title without an asterisk came in 2024.
With proven achievements and a team with the quality to become a dynasty, now during a talk on the YouTube channel, Dodger Blue it was revealed what they could pay Roberts when they agree to make him the highest paid manager in MLB history.
“I think everyone thinks the contract extension is going to get done. So let me ask you this way: Craig Counsell’s contract is an outlier among Major League managers. In fact, although I think Dave Roberts… you could say he’s one of the best managers in Major League history based on his resume, he’s going to go into the Hall of Fame, etc., etc. I still think it’s crazy that he gets more money than Craig Counsell,” said Jeff Spiegel.
Will the Dodgers make Dave Roberts the highest-paid manager in MLB?
On the Dodger Blue program, they continued with the theme and after the Chicago Cubs signed Craig Counsell in 2023 to a five-year contract worth around $40 million, so now the question is whether the Dodgers will offer Dave Roberts more
“If you were Dave Roberts, what does Craig Counsell do better than you? What has he done? That suggests he should make more money than you,” said Andy McCullough about the possibility of the Dodgers considering giving their manager a better contract, after having two World Series to his name.