In all the commotion over Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, you might have forgotten there were any other players available. But pitchers and catchers report in six weeks, and there are still a lot of good free agents out there, and the Dodgers can’t possibly sign all of them. There are enough that you could make a pretty good team out of them. has attempted to do just that. Last week, we looked at the pitchers. This week, we try for a starting lineup:

Catcher

Gary Sánchez

Most teams are largely set at catcher, but Sánchez offers pop and will get a job somewhere after hitting 19 homers in 260 plate appearances for the Padres last year.

Creating a Pitching Dream Team of MLB Free Agents

First baseman

Rhys Hoskins

Hoskins is an under-the-radar good pickup. He missed 2023 after tearing his left ACL in spring training and might have been a Phillie again next year if Bryce Harper had not taken to first base so well. But Hoskins offers middle-of-the-order power and might be willing to take a short-term deal to reestablish his value.