The Dodgers Stand Pat At The MLB Trade Deadline And Hope For The Best
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One of these guys will get blamed if the Los Angeles Dodgers flame out in the post-season. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) Getty Images According to MLB.com, there were 50 trades made in the final 31 hours leading up to the MLB trade deadline on July 31st. Some teams – namely the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, ands Seattle Mariners – spent huge, in both terms of salary as well as future prospects, to improve their clubs. Others – namely the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers – did very little, relying on their current crop of players to get them to the finish line. The Dodgers did a ton of work in the off-season so they would not be forced to make moves over the summer. And yet, not everything has gone as planned. As of August 2nd, Los Angeles had 13 players, and 11 pitchers, on the injured list. That list includes Max Muncy, Kirby Yates (off-season acquisition), Roki Sasaki (off-season acquisition), Brusdar Graterol, Tanner Scott (off-season acquisition), Tony Gonsolin, Hyeseong Kim (off-season acquisition), Kiké Hernández, and Michael Kopech. So, many in Southern California expected the Dodgers to be at least somewhat active in trying to possibly acquire another starting pitcher and/or additional relief arms — especially in light of the fact that their bullpen helped carry them to a World Series title last season. It is entirely possible that president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman looked at the available options, and looked in his clubhouse, and decided he liked his horses better than what was on offer. Tyler Glasnow is back on the mound after a lengthy absence due to a shoulder issue; Shohei Ohtani is being stretched out to more than three innings in the hope he can provide length in the…
