Breaking Down Two Recent Free-Agent Deals and How They Affect the Dodgers

The Dodgers have been quiet. Not too quiet, just quiet. They haven’t signed a big name free agent. They haven’t traded for the face of a franchise. They haven’t done much, but did they really need to?

Teams can always get better, but sometimes, in an attempt to better their year, they sacrifice their future.

The Dodgers didn’t need to trade a top-tier prospect because they had no needs that demanded such actions. They came five runs short of winning the World Series last year and this team, this almighty and historic team, is capable of rectifying that missed opportunity.

Their rivals, however, have not acted in the same way. The Giants, the Padres, the Rockies, and the Diamondbacks have all…