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L.A. Dodgers defense has been upgraded just as the new management wanted

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As Andrew Friedman, Fahran Zaidi and the rest of the Geek Squad get ready to move the queen into checkmate position, Dodgers fans should remember one thing.

They had one job going into the winter. They did it.

Their fresh eyes identified what was somehow difficult to see from up close. In the key positions, the Dodgers couldn’t catch a tuna in a swimming pool.

They ranked 14th in fielding percentage, which is one of those dinosaur stats that goes into the shredder today. Going into Tuesday night’s game with Oakland, they were first in fielding percentage, with only 42 errors.