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New Acquisitions Struggle For The Los Angeles Dodgers

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You never want to make too much of any regular season series, but it is early August and the fact the Los Angeles Dodgers just dumped two straight home games to the Colorado Rockies, with the series finale going tonight is about a big a disappointment as you can have for this time of year. Its part and parcel of what’s been a disappointing home stand for the new-look Dodgers and all the veterans they’ve brought in for the stretch drive.

MLB Trade Action: Is Hanley Ramirez Right For The Dodgers?

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The action has picked up on the MLB trade market. The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Wandy Rodriguez for their starting rotation. The Philadelphia Phillies removed Cole Hamels from the market by locking him up to a six-year contract worth $144 million. But no deal looks as combustible—for better or worse—than the Los Angeles Dodgers’ deal to get Hanley Ramirez from the Miami Marlins as part of a four-player trade. So TheSportsNotebook begins with the Ramirez trade as we evaluate all of the above moves…