The Los Angeles Dodgers are in financial straits right now so I don’t see them being able to make any major moves. I would trade Carlos Monasterios to the Marlins for lefty starting pitcher Nate Robertson who would be a solid back of the rotation starter for the Dodgers. I would then deal 26-year old righty swinging shortstop Chin-Ling Hu to the Brewers for righty reliever Todd Coffey. Finally I would trade catcher Gorman Erickson to the Blue Jays for Jose Molina. Robertson, Coffey and Molina are not names that jump off the page but they would help the Dodgers the last two months of the season.

The Dodgers will likely look to improve the bench and find a new backup catcher. Mike Redmond and Humberto Quintero could be targets that would allow Russell Martin to take a day off once in a while. Corey Patterson, Adam Kennedy, Craig Counsell, Mike Fontenot, Jeff Baker, Jeff Keppinger, Ryan Church, Akinori Iwamura, Bobby Crosby and Ronny Cedeno might be able to help the Dodgers out off the bench. The Dodgers are 45-37 on the season which has them in 2nd place in the N.L. West, 4 games behind the Padres. I don’t think they have to make massive changes to win this season but a couple of minor deals could boost the team.

The Dodgers don’t seem to have much faith in A.J. Ellis. With that in mind they might be looking for a new backup catcher. Veteran hands like Mike Redmond, Dioner Navarro, Gerald Laird and Humberto Quintero are all likely available. But they could look to try to get a younger catcher to groom in guys like Landon Powell, Bobby Wilson, Taylor Teagarden or J.R. Towles. I’m thinking that the Dodgers can get any of these guys for cash or a C-type prospect.