If you’re reading this, odds are you already know that the Dodgers’ front office ultimately did not acquire any one of the big three relievers in this trio. Instead, they opted to go the route of an offensive platoon and utility depth with the additions of Kris Negron, Jedd Gyorko, and Tyler White, along with a lefty reliever in Adam Kolarek.
This deadline was clearly out of step with the past two deadlines, but so is this team. It did not need the Darvish-type arm or the Machado-type bat. The team needed depth at starting pitching and depth in the infield, so they did just that, they bolstered their strengths via the farm system and the above-mentioned small-time trades.