One thing working in the Dodgers favor is the few amount of free agents they could lose. Chase Utley, Franklin Gutierrez, Yu Darvish, Tony Watson, Brandon Morrow, and possibly Andre Ethier are the players the Dodgers could lose in free agency. The only significant loss out of those players would be Brandon Morrow, but the Dodgers will make a strong effort to keep him. Tony Watson and Darvish helped the Dodger playoff run, but they are easily replaceable if they depart.
The Dodgers also will be shedding approximately 40 million in payroll obligations this off-season, although that doesn’t factor in arbitration raises to the younger players.