Padres, Yankees, Mets signed big free agents. Why didn't the Dodgers?
The Dodgers have been active in the winter meetings in San Diego. They cut ties with Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger and eight other free agents. Justin Verlander chose to sign with the Mets instead. The Dodgers are trying to get back to sustainable levels of spending. Andrew Friedman's team has been focusing on lower-cost veterans. He prefers to focus on the backboard in recent offseasons. The team will pay a high tax rate this year as a repeat offender. It will focus more on finding a player with untapped potential. it will not expand its financial strike zone beyond what it considers worth.
