Jon Weisman of Dodger Insider had a pretty detailed conversation with Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi and I think that a few of the things he said really should give you an idea of how the Dodgers front office thinks and the direction they are headed.
First, consider this:
“There’s a tradeoff between talent and taking on money when you can. In our situation, with our directive to build up our farm system, to the point where we can operate at a level of sustainability … there are times when it makes sense to substitute cash for players.