Just curious, but are you hearing anything that Jed Lowrie might be made available? I've read that in several places, but nothing more than complete speculation. Is it just the fact that the Astros stink that makes people think Lowrie would be made available? Because Lowrie seems to me like the type of guy they'd hang on to until he approaches free agency because they have no other option and he's yet to distance himself from the "injury prone" label. Methinks if they wait on him for another season (or so), his value will be even higher.

What effect will the new CBA have on trades? As I recall (probably darkly), teams trading for players in their free agent year will not get compensatory draft picks if they aren't signed. That is correct, isn't it? Will it not be likely, then, that the receiving team will get less in prospects than they used to get? After all, teams getting a free agent year player could at least be comforted by the awareness that they can replenish their systems with one (or two) draft picks if they fail to sign the free agent year player they receive in trade.

Just a note - The Dodgers sale was for $2.15 billion, not $200 billion.

Logan Bawcom, not Bowcom.

The trouble with dealing Roger Kieschnick is that his break out season was prematurely terminated by a collision with an outfield wall which resulted in a fractured shoulder. Combine that with his past back problems and he is unlikely to generate much interest in trade.

I think you are being too nice to Ned Colletti.
Manny had worn out his welcome in Boston, was making 19m per year and had been slipping in performance. Sure he had a fantastic 50 games with LA, but talk about small sample size! So what does Ned do? Gives a 2 year $40m contract to a 37 year old that nobody else wanted. Manny then came back down to earth, as expected by everyone but Ned. I'll even give Ned a pass for not knowing that Manny was on steroids.
So the trade for Manny was good, but overrated due to small sample size. The re-signing was awful.

As for Garland and Lugo, both were future free agent rentals which aren't that big of a deal. Garland was a league average pitcher who got a great benefit moving from AZ to Dodger Stadium.

Jim Thome as a good trade? He doesn't even own a glove and last I checked, the Dodgers were in the National League. They traded for a Pinch Hitter. I would hope they paid nothing.

misterjohnny is dead on ...Colletti commits robbery without a gun Bi-monthly by collecting checks on a 7 figure salary. AYKM?

Ned is also the GM that enabled about the next 6 generations of Pierre offspring to live in comfort.

He has ably stocked his bench with the TG Jr's, Adam Kennedy's and Jose Uribe's of the world - always past whatever prime they had.

Allowing James Loney to make the "dreadful 19" at 1B is on Ned as well .... how hard would it be to get a 1B that can hit at replacement level to come to play in LA? ... Hell there are 5 of them just up the highway in Las Vegas playing for the 51's.

CM'On Man.

Other thoughts that come to mind:
Arizona is overstocked w/ OF inventory - both in MLB and at AAA.

I think SF is likely happy with where they are at - Heath Hembree is a "closer in waiting at AAA' that might offer value for a Yuni Betancourt or the like.

Maybe the Dodgers could trade former closer Javy Guerra? JK

Will be fun to see what pans out - and as someone once said "one man's trash is another man's treasure".

No Ned, that was not "one mans trash is another man's trash".

The most interesting tidbit in this story is the factoid that there are 2 first basemen less useful that James Loney. That is hard to fathom.

What the Dodgers need is to be transferred to another division because their early-season smoke and mirrors act has played out. The Giants are the best team in the NL.