The Los Angeles Dodgers' trade of Esteury Ruiz to the Miami Marlins felt like small potatoes on the surface — a depth outfielder for an 18-year-old lottery ticket arm, nothing headline-shaking. But Dodgers fans know better. Any time Andrew Friedman quietly frees up a 40-man spot, the radar starts blinking red.
And with the Dodgers now operating in the rarefied air of Yamamoto-Ohtani-Snell-Sasaki-Glasnow World, every inch of roster space matters. If another big move comes this winter — another bat, another bullpen hammer, another stealth superstar, because apparently there’s no such thing as “too much” in LA — someone has to step aside.