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?

With another tight NL West division race looming, the Dodgers didn’t wait to act aggressively this week, resulting in the team moving on from Austin Barnes and Chris Taylor.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had to make two very tough roster decisions this week. First, it was designating longtime catcher Austin Barnes for assignment, while it wasn't a total shocker move, he had been with the team for 11 seasons.