Thursday marked the first real day of the offseason. Teams and players had to make decisions on contract options by EOD, anyone on the 60-day IL had to be reinstated, qualifying offers had to be extended, and free agents were officially open to signing with teams at 2 PM PST.
It led to a flurry of roster activity all over the league, and the Dodgers were busier than most. Their headlining move was DFA'ing former All-Star Tony Gonsolin, who never stood a chance in the fight for a maybe nonexistent rotation spot next year, followed by outrighting World Series Game 6 hero Justin Dean, who was almost immediately claimed on waivers by the Giants (former top prospect Michael Grove was also outrighted).