Under president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman the past five seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers have fielded a highly-talented roster while also boasting one of the top farm systems in baseball.
Nevertheless, Friedman has been saddled by a perception of being unwilling to make a big splash. While that narrative in some regard can be applied to his decisions in free agency, Friedman has moved to acquire top-end talent via trade in years past.
However, leading up to the July 31 trade deadline this year, Friedman cautioned the Dodgers would work to be aggressive without crossing a line of being reckless despite World Series aspirations.