The Dodgers cut ties with two veteran position players four days apart; the impetus wasn't obvious from their batting stats alone, so why did Andrew Friedman decide the time was now?

A few years later, Jerry DiPoto, who was GM of the Mariners for the trade, called it the worst deal he ever made.

The Dodgers originally obtained Taylor in a 2016 trade with the Seattle Mariners that sent pitcher Zach Lee to the Pacific Northwest. Whereas Taylor enjoyed a successful nine-year run in Los Angeles, Lee never appeared in the majors with the Mariners and hasn't pitched professionally since 2022.