Dodgers discussing all options ahead of Deadline

LOS ANGELES — When franchise history includes being on the wrong end of Mike Piazza and Pedro Martinez trades, it’s understandable if the Dodgers’ current management is reluctant to be the guys who let Julio Urias or Jose De Leon or Grant Holmes get away.

But last year, they passed on Cole Hamels, so there’s the dilemma with one week left until the Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline.

Win now or build for the future? Winning is tough enough when you’re focused on that alone, without the stated multitask of also trying to build for the future while your competition is all-in now.

Los Angeles opens a five-game homestand Tuesday night against Tampa Bay, and rumors are swirling that Rays ace Chris Archer will switch clubhouses. The Dodgers — committed to an eight-man bullpen because the starters don’t pitch deep enough — are also supposedly looking for a reliever.

What the front office actually is doing is murky. Whether or not it can pull off a major deal, this management team …

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