The Los Angeles Dodgers won the offseason competition for soon-to-be National League MVP Shohei Ohtani and power hitter Teoscar Hernandez.
They also won the trade deadline.
The Dodgers added power arms Jack Flaherty and Michael Kopech and infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman to an already stacked roster at the July 30 deadline, when contenders buy and also-rans sell.
Starter Flaherty and closer Kopech solidified a Dodgers’ pitching staff plagued by injuries, and Edman gave them a proven position player with the flexibility they prize.
As postseason participation indicates, the Dodgers were not alone in their ability to identify helpers. Infielder/outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr., starter Yusei Kikuchi and bullpen arms Seranthony Dominguez, Carlos Estevez, Lewis Erceg, Tanner Scott and Jason Adam have been major contributors to their new teams down the stretch.
