The Dodgers acquired first baseman Darin Ruf and second baseman Darnell Sweeney from the Phillies in exchange for veteran utility man Howie Kendrick.
In his first nine years with the Angels, Howie was an everyday second baseman. When traded to the Dodgers in 2015 he was still an everyday second baseman, but that all changed once for Phillie Chase Utley arrived in August of 2015.
At the beginning of the 2016 season, Kendrick was told that he would be sharing time with Utley at second as well as seeing playing time at third base, first base and in left field.