LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Chris Taylor #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at bat agianst the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won 7-4. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
Back in June of 2016, in Andrew Friedman’s second full year running the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team executed a trade that many didn’t think would be a big deal.
Fans learned early on that Friedman loved to make transaction after transaction, so of course not every move was viewed as a difference maker, especially when the Dodgers were acquiring a guy who was hitting .