Andy Van Slyke implies Clayton Kershaw wants Yasiel Puig off the Dodgers
It’s officially rumor season for Major League Baseball. During the couple of weeks that exist between the World Series and the winter meetings, crazy rumblings begin the emerge from all types of sources.
The latest gossip comes courtesy of former big leaguer Andy Van Slyke. Van Slyke appeared on St. Louis radio, where he may have dropped too much information while discussing something he heard.
We like to imagine current Dodger Scott Van Slyke performing a facepalm gesture and saying “Daaaaaad” when he heard about this.
So, yeah, bad form here by the elder Van Slyke. You can’t just say “the highest paid player on the Dodgers” and expect people to have no idea who you’re talking about. You can say “a prominent player on the Dodgers,” and that at least leaves people guessing.
We also have no idea whether this is true. Van Slyke’s son, Scott, does play for Los Angeles, so it’s possible he may have told his dad about this. At the same time, Andy Van Slyke isn’t in the rumor/beat writer business, so it’s tough to fully run with this story.
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It’s also worth noting that if Yasiel Puig were traded, Scott Van Slyke would likely see a boost in playing time. You can’t blame a father for trying to get his kid a bigger opportunity, can you?
The whole thing is absurd. Andy Van Slyke is basically spreading his son’s workplace rumors to the national media. Scott is probably embarrassed, and now the Dodgers have to perform some level of damage control.
Way to go, dad! You ruined everything!
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