# Dodgers' Offseason Questions

> Dodgers face five key decisions as they prepare for 2027 offseason.
- Title: Dodgers' Offseason Questions · California Post | Shortify
- Summary: Dodgers face five key decisions as they prepare for 2027 offseason. Dodgers must decide on Skubal, Hernández, trade options, bullpen, and extensions to…
- Keywords: dodgers, skubal, kiké hernández, teoscar hernández, bullpen, andy pages, freddie freeman, nfl, mlb, offseason, contract extension, trade
- Source: California Post — https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/sports/5-burning-questions-shape-dodgers-offseason
- Published: 2026-10-19T18:06:47+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dodgers, skubal, kiké hernández, teoscar hernández, bullpen, andy pages, freddie freeman, nfl, mlb, offseason, contract extension, trade
## Quiet Winter Begins
For the first time in three years, the Dodgers’ winter has begun with a quiet period.
## World Series Miss
They didn’t reach the World Series this fall.
## Uncertainty Ahead
A lockout is almost certain to commence at the beginning of December.
## Skubal Sweepstakes
Tarik Skubal could break Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s high mark of $325 million guaranteed for a pitcher.
## Skubal’s Value
He could get upward of $400 million, if not even closer to $500 million, if the right combination of suitors emerges.
## Dodgers’ Interest
Their admiration for Skubal was clear at the trade deadline.
## Financial Constraints
Their 2027 payroll (for luxury tax purposes) is at $388.4 million.
## Re-sign Hernández?
Each of the last three offseasons, Kiké Hernández has been a free agent.
## Hernández’s Uncertainty
After the team’s NLCS elimination, he said he would love to be back but didn’t really know what’s going to happen.
## Trade Teoscar?
Last winter, the Dodgers at least entertained potential trade discussions involving outfielder Teoscar Hernández.
## Bullpen Questions
Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia and Evan Phillips are all entering free agency.
## Extension Options
Andy Pages is entering his first season of arbitration eligibility in 2027.
## Freeman’s Future
Freddie Freeman’s contract situation will come to a head over the next 12 months.
## Key takeaway

Dodgers must decide on Skubal, Hernández, trade options, bullpen, and extensions to transition from dynasty core.