The Los Angeles Dodgers were one of the more active teams before the both the July 31 non-waiver and Aug. 21 waiver trade deadline this season. After acquiring Brian Dozier and Manny Machado, they bolstered their bullpen by trading for Ryan Madson and added a position player in the form of infielder David Freese.
Given the Dodgers’ struggles against left-handed pitching this season, trading for a right-handed bat was identified by general manager Farhan Zaidi as an area the club was looking to address. That was even after adding Machado and Dozier before the non-waiver deadline.