The Los Angeles counterparts had consummated a proposed deal that would send Joc Pederson, Ross Stripling, and Andy Pages in exchange for Luis Rengifo on the heels of the Mookie Betts trade. The fabric of the trade came unglued when the Red Sox baulked at the medicals in the Betts deal and the Angels eventually removed themselves from the Pederson trade.
The Dodgers are now in a precarious position with Pederson and have a surplus of outfielders heading into the 2002 campaign. It is no secret that the Blue Jays desperately need an outfielder, specifically a centre fielder.