The Dodgers had gotten mixed results from their trade deadline acquisitions this season. In the regular season, Manny Machado was above average but he never seemed to come through in the big spots until the last weekend in San Francisco. Ryan Madson posted an ERA of 6.48 with the Dodgers.
John Axford and David Freese were the other two pickups for the Dodgers this season. Axford was a disaster in his first outing for the Dodgers and then fractured a bone in his leg. David Freese was solid for the Dodgers this season and was everything the Dodgers expected him to be.