The Los Angeles Dodgers approached the 2022 MLB trade deadline with the confidence that they could compete for the best available players -- but with the belief that they might not have to.
Their injured list, ironically enough, emboldened them.
The Dodgers took a flier on Joey Gallo, whom they hope to revive within an outfield mix that at times has seemed shallow. But they did very little on the pitching front, not adding a single arm to their rotation, the area outsiders identified as their most pressing need down the stretch.