Since the Dodgers were sold to the Guggenheim group, after wasting away for many years under Frank McCourt, Andrew Friedman and company have made a habit of finding diamonds in the rough.
Some of their reclamation projects have not panned out, like Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy. Pitchers are always trickier than position players, however. The Dodgers have been hesitant to trade prospects and have always made prudent decisions. One where the Dodgers especially did well was their trade then number one prospect Zach Lee for one Chris Taylor. We all know how that trade ended up working out.