In staying cost-effective and cautious, the Dodgers’ offseason activities on the free agency market were limited. The team resigned Chase Utley to a two-year deal and along with him, they added just one other player: Tom Koehler.
The expectations for Koehler were strong. He was coming off a year in which he was lackluster as a starter but really shined once he was moved to the pen. The 31-year-old righty quietly gained a following because fans thought he was going to be the next Brandon Morrow in that he would develop into an elite reliever following many years of mediocrity.