The Dodgers’ best player was ripped from their grasps with the season-ending injury to shortstop Corey Seager. After the injury, questions were aplenty. Nobody knew how far this team would make it without Seager, or if they would even sniff the playoffs.
Luckily the team stepped up and was able to keep themselves in the hunt heading into the all-star break. Thus, incentivizing Friedman to make a big move. That move was a trade for Manny Machado in exchange for one of the Dodgers’ top prospects, Yusniel Diaz.
His arrival came with a ton of buzz and anticipation.