ORLANDO, Fla. -- Back at the previous Trade Deadline, the Dodgers indicated that they might take a more measured approach to improving the big league roster -- and true to their word, the transactions they made were modest in scale.

The back-to-back World Series champions said publicly that a similar approach could be in the cards this offseason, but that lasted all of one day at this week's Winter Meetings.

For the second straight winter, the Dodgers were big spenders in the high-end relief market, agreeing to terms with closer Edwin Díaz on a three-year, $69 million contract on Tuesday, according to a source (the team has yet to announce the deal). That takes care of the back end of the bullpen, L.A.'s biggest need.

Taking bigger swings during the offseason, rather than the regula

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