By all indications the Los Angeles Dodgers will look to shore up a shaky bullpen prior to the July 31 trade deadline. Unlike year past, their only opportunity to do so will be limited to the end of the July.
Among a slew of changes that were rolled out this season and others that will be implemented in the future, MLB did away with August waiver trades. While it may have been with an intention to creating an exciting firm deadline, there appear to be unintended consequences.
Several teams have remained — or climbed back into — postseason contention.