Yeah I agree. I think the biggest problem is the paucity of talent in the minors from what I can tell. That has to be fixed. Whatever the dodgers do, do that. It is ridiculous how good they are of keeping the young talent flowing while competing every year. This is Rizzos weakest area strangely enough. I think he knows it though and is trying to fix it. Gotta excel internationally as well. We’ve had some hits, obviously, just no depth.
The excuse that they stripped the system when they were contenders is a bit tired. There was the Doolittle / Madson trade that cost Luzardo and Treinen in 2017, then the Dunning / Giolito / Lopez trade for Eaton before 2017, but I don't think there was any significant talent shipped out since then. Next names would be maybe Jefry Rodriguez and Daniel Johnson for Yan Gomes, or Austin Adams for nothing.
Looking back at the transactions, it is spectacular how badly they botched the 2018 trade deadline. Nothing for Kintzler, who is still pitching, Daniel Murphy, Gio, Ryan Madson, Matt Adams, Shawn Kelley, Brian Goodwin, and of course B. Harper. I realize that it was maybe not quite time to tank at the 7/31 deadline, but to not even get one contributor for all that talent shipped out in August is amazing. Kintzler and Goodwin were moved in July, too, and Harper of course was held and allowed to walk. Got nothing out of that draft yet, either.