With Chase Utley reaching free agency and having traded Howie Kendrick to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Los Angeles Dodgers quickly found themselves witha void at second base this offseason.
The club was initially linked to Ian Kinsler of Detroit Tigers, then soon after Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier. Los Angeles and Minnesota reportedly discussed a trade for the 29-year-old at the annual General Manager meetings.
Two weeks after it was suggested a trade between the Dodgers and Twins appeared unlikely, the Dodgers’ aggressive pursuit of Dozier was said to have piqued the Twins’ interest.