PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 26: Trea Turner #7 of the Washington Nationals (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Dodgers already had a solid double-play tandem led by shortstop Corey Seager, but Andrew Friedman wasn’t satisfied with that alignment in his quest to repeat as champions, so he decided to go for broke by adding former Washington Nationals stars Max Scherzer and Trea Turner at the trade deadline.
It cost the Dodgers two top prospects in catcher Keibert Ruiz and starter Josiah Gray, but Scherzer gives LA yet another frontline starter next to Clayton Kershaw, Julio Urias, and Walker Buehler.