The Dodgers main trade deadline need was to find one more capable reliever to help bridge the gap to Kenley Jansen. Instead, the Dodgers chose to once again reinforce their offense with Brian Dozier although the club did pick up John Axford in a trade with the Blue Jays.
Axford made his way into Saturday’s debacle and his Dodger debut was nothing worth remembering. Axford was knocked around in just a third of an inning and gave up six earned runs. While John Axford may rebound and turn himself into a late-inning reliever for the Dodgers but the odds of that happening are very slim.