The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly tried and failed to swing a trade for a key outfielder at the recent deadline.

The Twins are serious about this. They're not going to wait around and allow a needed reset to become a long rebuild. Next out the door in what is very much a fire-sale: Brock Stewart, to his former organization.

Compared with the flurry of blockbuster deals that reverberated around them in the National League, the Dodgers' moves were mild, tame and certainly cost conscientious.