During the early stages of the offseason Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman identified the bullpen and adding a right-handed bat to the lineup as areas of focus.
To this point they have largely focused on the group of relief pitchers, signing Tommy Kahnle, trading for Corey Knebel, bringing back Jimmy Nelson and Blake Treinen, and reuniting with Brandon Morrow and Brock Stewart.
All the while the Dodgers have been linked to the likes of Brad Hand, Liam Hendriks and Kirby Yates as well. Hendriks went on to sign a four-year contract with the Chicago White Sox, which seemingly unlocked the market for relief pitchers.