Jon Heyman: Dodgers unable to pull the trigger on trades

Front office discord isn't helping the Dodgers move forward in trade talks Braves can't decide to buy or sell, which affects the Teixeira sweepstakes Several closers are available, but the price could be steep at the deadline The Dodgers are diving into the middle of a lot of trade talks, but skepticism remains steep about whether they'll actually pull anything off. "They're a mess,'' one NL executive says, flatly. Several baseball people say there was a deal for the Dodgers either "in place'' for CC Sabathia -- or close to it -- when they suddenly pulled the plug, apparently at the behest of over-involved owner Frank McCourt. Big mistake, as Sabathia, 4-0 already with three consecutive complete games, appears bent on leading the Brew Crew into the playoffs for the first time in 26 years. Word is the Dodgers, who could still... [read full story]