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President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman tends to have the same overarching vision for his Dodgers every offseason: construct a roster that's deep enough that there will be no need to buy during the season.

Just about every year, Friedman and the Dodgers fall short of that lofty goal, but it's not for a lack of trying. The back-to-back World Series champions came into this offseason in a good place, but even with their core largely intact, there are roster weaknesses to address as they eye going for a third title in a row.

In recent years, the Dodgers' biggest offseason moves have not come at the Winter Meetings themse

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