Kenley Jansen has worn uniforms for two different teams since he last pitched for the Dodgers in 2021, but can we agree that neither has looked quite right on him?
One supposes that 12 years in Dodger Blue will have that kind of effect, and to say that those were good years would be just a bit of an understatement. The 36-year-old Jansen saved 350 games just in the regular season as a Dodger, plus another 19 in the playoffs.
So, that's partly where this idea is coming from. But it also comes to mind because of how the Dodgers have conducted business in recent months.
They've brought in some kinda-sorta-very notable guys from outside the organization, sure, but they also couldn't let Clayton Kershaw, Jason Heyward, Ryan Brasier, Joe Kelly, Enrique Hernández or Daniel Hudson get away. So, why not seek a reunion with Jansen as well?
Jansen's talents frankly seem wasted on a Boston Red Sox team that's going nowhere, and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Jon Heyman of the New York Post kicked up some Dodgers buzz back in January. Back then, at least, this idea was a sound one indeed.
But these days? Maybe less so. That Jansen buzz was going on before the Dodgers re-upped with Brasier, so it could take an injury or some other unforeseen event for a reunion with Jansen to make sense again.
