Brian Dozier won a Gold Glove last year, when he hit 34 home runs. The year before, he hit 42 home runs. In both of those years, he finished among the top 13 in the American League most valuable player vote.
The more significant takeaway: As the Dodgers take aim at a sixth consecutive National League West championship and second consecutive World Series appearance, they are unshaken in their belief that they can win their way. In acquiring Dozier and Toronto Blue Jays reliever John Axford at Tuesday’s trade deadline, the Dodgers added two more pieces to their ever-shifting roster puzzle.