The Dodgers’ NLDS loss to the Padres does not fall on one person or moment. There are so many people who didn’t do their job, and countless moments that could have gone differently.
One of those moments came well before the NLDS when the MLB’s trade deadline was approaching back in August.
The Dodgers had some decisions to make, mainly in regard to their starting pitching. At the time, it was (at least publicly) expected that Walker Buehler would be returning before the postseason. And it was expected that Dustin May would be returning to a full-time role as a starting pitcher.