With anticipation building around Los Angeles for a possible World Series run, the Dodgers struck a deal with the Texas Rangers to acquire a frontline starting pitcher.
Sound familiar?
Only this isn’t about Yu Darvish. This story is from 1983 and the pitcher acquired by the Dodgers was a left-hander named Rick Honeycutt.
In the hallway linking the visiting clubhouse to the field at SunTrust Park, Honeycutt cracked a smile Thursday when the details of his trade were recited to him.
The similarities didn’t escape the Dodgers pitching coach.