The Los Angeles Dodgers were one of the more active teams at the non-waiver trade deadline this season, acquiring two position players in Manny Machado and Brian Dozier and relief pitcher John Axford.
A week has gone by since the deadline, and the acquisition of Dozier, in particular, already seems to be paying off.
In five games with the Dodgers, Dozier is batting an impressive .400/.500/1.000 with two home runs and seven RBI. He drove in two of the team’s three runs in Sunday’s victory over the Houston Astros.
When asked how it feels to be with a new team in the midst of a pennant run, Dozier had nothing but positive things to say about his time in Los Angeles thus far, via SportsNet LA:
“It’s been great, very welcoming.