For the Dodgers, at 69-38, with a 14½-game lead in the NL West, the trade deadline is more an opportunity to shore up their bullpen and deepen – not redefine – a championship-caliber team.
Published 1:27 PM EDT Jul 29, 2019
A championship drought going on 31 years has compelled the club to redouble its focus, think long-term but excel in the near term and leverage the pain of consecutive October heartbreaks.MLB TRADE DEADLINE:Marcus Stroman trade was a good move by MetsGary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports So why will this October be any different? Perhaps because the Dodgers may be deeper and, yes, even more determined.Make no mistake: The Dodgers still have a flair for the glitzy. It’s L.A., after all, and so the occasional hired gun such as Machado paired with beloved stalwarts like Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen satisfy the 3.9 million fans traipsing through Dodger Stadium each year.
He joins a conga line of previously undistinguished contributors, All-Stars Chris Taylor and Max Muncy among them, acquired in minor trades or the waiver wire or at a point in the draft where the TV cameras have long since been turned off.Dodgers players who bubble up to the majors cite any number of reasons, as wonky as quantifying a player’s thoracic mobility, to the premium on brain power in technology and instruction.
“Whether it’s scouting and player development, the training staff, the coaching staff, the front office with analytics and knowing – whether position player or pitcher – what they’re really good at that might not have been tapped into.”The front office’s stubborn refusal to deal top prospects during this run of success has served them well; Seager and Buehler are just a few of the untouchables turned All-Stars.
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