So Friedman instead used starting pitching depth to acquire a solid 30-year-old veteran that has the ability to plug three holes the Dodgers have -- second base, right-handed run production and leadoff.
"We feel we have a tremendous amount of depth on the prospect pitching side and it allowed us to address our most acute need," he said.
Forsythe hit .264 with a .778 OPS, a career-high 20 home runs and 52 RBIs in 2016.