It seems like second baseman Brian Dozier had been linked to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a handful of years as they attempted to trade for him before the 2017 season when he was with the Minnesota Twins.
Talks ended up falling through though and the Dodgers acquired Logan Forsythe from the Tampa Bay Rays instead, and Dozier remained in Minnesota. Forsythe struggled in his tenure with the Dodgers, so when the non-waiver trade deadline rolled around in 2018, Los Angeles once again looked to make an upgrade at second base.
With the deadline quickly approaching, the Dodgers front office circled back to their old friends in Minnesota and were able to complete a deal to finally acquire Dozier in exchange for Forsythe and prospects Devin Smeltzer and Luke Raley.